Scientist off filling rubbish receptacle Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOFFIN Scientist off filling rubbish receptacle (6) The Times Cryptic Sep 1, 2022
3% TRIPE Rubbish (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 27, 2025
3% BIN Receptacle (3) (3) Mirror Quick Oct 6, 2025
3% URN Run off to get receptacle (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Sep 8, 2025
3% NEWTON Scientist Isaac went off and on (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
3% DUSTBIN Rubbish receptacle (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 21, 2024
3% ASHBIN Rubbish receptacle (6) New York Times Aug 5, 2021
3% WASTEBIN Rubbish receptacle (8) The Sun Two Speed Sep 18, 2019
3% SKIP Receptacle for rubbish (4) The Telegraph Quick Mar 20, 2015
2% ASTRONOMER Scientist such as Kepler or Kuiper (10) The Times Specialist Nov 3, 2025

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