Mathematician Who Screwed Up Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
	24%	5		Screwed up
	verb • to make a mistake or be incorrect • wander from a direct course or at random
	24%	4		It's often screwed up
	noun • a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure • electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity • a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end) • anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) • a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

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	Clue	Source
1	Country screwed from the start with someone like Boris briefly around The Guardian Cryptic - 06 Nov 2019	The Guardian Cryptic / 06 Nov 2019
2	It's often screwed up New York Times - 19 Dec 1996	New York Times / 19 Dec 1996
3	Mathematician who was the subject of "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" New York Times - 27 Dec 2003	New York Times / 27 Dec 2003
4	Mathematician who was the subject of the book "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" New York Times - 15 Nov 2015	New York Times / 15 Nov 2015
5	Result of sin clear when screwed The Guardian Cryptic - 18 Apr 2019	The Guardian Cryptic / 18 Apr 2019
6	Screwed the pooch
7	Screwed up

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