First two-time Nobelist Crossword Clue
10 letters · New York Times · Saturday, January 27, 2018 · 13-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, January 27, 2018.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 27, 2018 · 13-Across · 10 letters
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French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
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