Degree that requires a defense: Abbr. Crossword Clue

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Degree that requires a defense: Abbr. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DEFENSE (noun)
1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
DEGREE (noun)
1. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
2. a measure for arcs and angles

More Daily Themed Crossword (5/7/2026) Answers

Across

1. Small kitchen measurement, for short

4. Walk-___ (like some large closets)

7. Singer ___ King Cole of "Straighten Up and Fly Right" fame

10. Primate in a zoo

11. Karaoke tune for two

13. Sandy hill in a desert (anagram of "nude")

14. Bed at a campsite

15. ___ Fitzgerald, jazz musician

16. "___ girl!" ("You go, girl!")

17. Three, in Rome

18. ___ Hitchcock, "Psycho" director who sneaks into his own films by playing uncredited bystanders in blink-and-you-miss cameos

20. ___-state area, New York

22. NFL scores in the end zone, for short

24. Pixar clownfish who goes missing

28. Wanda ___, co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws"

31. ___ Tarantino, "Pulp Fiction" director who sneaks into his own films by playing oddball side characters and memorable bit parts

34. Annoy big-time

35. ICU attendants: Abbr

36. "We didn't know ___ better"

37. Word repeated after "Que," in a Doris Day song

38. Absorb, with "up"

39. Telephone number add-on, for short

41. Mother of a hinny

42. Golf score that's better than a bogey

44. What all the directors mentioned in this puzzle do in their own films

46. M. ___ Shyamalan, "The Sixth Sense" director who sneaks into his own films by playing small speaking roles and unexpected minor characters

49. ___ Dunst, actress from "Roofman"

53. Dodge skillfully, as a question (anagram of "eaved")

54. Stefani Germanotta ___ Lady Gaga: Abbr.

55. Madison or Park in New York, for short

56. ___ Craven, "Scream" director who sneaks into his own films by choosing tongue-in-cheek roles and meta-humor cameos

57. Taro look-alike

58. ___-a-cake (kids’ game)

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Down

1. Good skill for a diplomat (rhymes with "fact")

2. Football or hockey, e.g.

3. ___ Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings" director who sneaks into his own films by appearing in clever background roles and playful disguises

4. Flash of inspiration

5. ___ and void (invalid)

6. Note to ___ (reminder)

7. Almond or cashew, e.g.

8. Pantry-invading insect

9. Mad Hatter's brewed beverage

12. Road smoothening material

13. ___ long-legs (wispy arachnid)

19. UFO occupants: Abbr.

21. Highway stopover

23. Starry expanses

25. When a flight is anticipated to reach its destination: Abbr.

26. Ore-digging worker, say

27. Gemstone that's often black-and-white

29. Messes up

30. Reggae-like Jamaican music

31. Letters between "P" and "T"

32. Important 'numero'

33. Psychic’s mind reading skill: Abbr.

37. College admission assessments: Abbr.

40. ___ Waititi, "Jojo Rabbit" director who sneaks into his own films by playing eccentric side characters and hilarious minor roles

43. Devoured a pizza, say

45. Pack in extra tightly

46. "The Emperor's ___ Groove" (Disney film)

47. "___ been waiting my whole life for this"

48. Neither solid nor liquid

49. Letter after "jay"

50. Click, on a mobile device

51. Actress Longoria of "Decline and Fall"

52. It's not gross

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