Highest degree for a professor: Abbr. Crossword Clue

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Highest degree for a professor: 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

DEGREE (noun)
1. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
2. a measure for arcs and angles
PROFESSOR (noun)
1. someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

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7. Carry-___ (in-flight luggage)

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15. Put into words

16. Pigeon or robin's home

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19. Black ___ (secret military missions, say)

21. "Why would ___ to you?" (hide something): 2 wds.

24. ___ and puffs (breathes hard after climbing the stairs, perhaps)

28. Thing not to cry over, in a phrase ... or what left the words at 17a, 40a, 45a, 44d, and 49d incomplete: 2 wds.

30. NYC airport: Abbr.

32. Inc. alternative Abbr.

33. Drop an egg, like a hen

34. Like top-tier celebrities: Hyph.

37. "If push comes to ___ ..." (in a decisive moment)

40. Churned dairy product spread on toast ... or before 28a left it incomplete, word for a fermented dairy drink used to make pancakes or soda bread

42. What a French person might hope to hear after proposing

43. One on a grocery list

45. Dentist's concern ... or before 28a left it incomplete, word for a set of baby pearly whites

49. Like some grapes

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