Rods once used for multiplication and division, invented by a Scottish mathematician Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAPIERS BONES Rods once used for multiplication and division, invented by a Scottish mathematician (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 30, 2022
5% SCHISM School is on top of multiplication and division (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 12, 2025
4% REEL Rod's partner (4) USA Today Quick Oct 20, 2025
4% DA Rod's partner (2) USA Today Quick Oct 20, 2025
4% COUNTRIES Divisions on a map (9) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
4% SETS Match divisions (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
4% NAE Scottish "no" (3) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
4% PAGODA Temple with multiple eaves (6) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
4% TREPAN It was once used to make holes in the skull (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
4% SPIT Barbecue rod (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025

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