| SYRINGE | Blood-taking device invented by French mathematician and inventor Blaise Pascal (7) |
| DESCARTES | Cedars set out beautifully by French mathematician (9) |
| MIRRORS | Items used along with coloured glass pieces inside the device invented by physicist Sir David Brewst |
| CATSEYE | Road marking safety device invented by Percy Shaw in 1933 (4,3) |
| PENSEES | Collection of Blaise Pascal's writings, whose title translates to "Thoughts" |
| BABBAGE | 19th- century English mathematician and inventor whose Analytical Engine is considered to have been the first computer (7,7) |
| LAPLACE | Pierre-Simon, French mathematician and astronomer, author of Celestial Mechanics (7) |
| AIRBAGS | Inflatable safety devices invented to prevent serious injuries in automobile accidents |
| MODESTY | ---- Blaise, heroine of comic strips, novels and films (7) |
| MATUIDI | Blaise ....... , 2010-19 France and 2011-17 Paris St-Germain midfielder (7) |
| CAMERAS | Photo-taking devices |
| PASCAL | Blaise, 17th-century French mathematician and Christian philosopher (6) |
| JENNY | Spinning -; device invented by weaver and carpenter James Hargreaves (5) |
| SEWINGMACHINE | Domestic device invented by Isaac Singer (6,7) |
| EVIL | It "is easy, and has infinite forms," according to Blaise Pascal |
| THOUGHTS | English translation of Pensees by Blaise Pascal (8) |
| IMSORRYFOR | Quote attributed both to Mark Twain and to Blaise Pascal, part 1 |
| CHARLES | And 23 Across 19th-century English mathematician and inventor whose Analytical Engine is considered to have been the first computer (7,7) |
| DAVYLAMP | Miner's safety device invented by the discoverer of elements including barium, magnesium and potassium (4,4) |
| TRANSISTOR | This device, invented by Bell Telephone Labs in 1948, changed the world of electronics forever, allowing TVs and radios to become small |
