Mathematician Terence Crossword Clue

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Mathematician Terence Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an adherent of any branch of Taoism
2. the ultimate principle of the universe

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TERENCE (noun)
1. dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
MATHEMATICIAN (noun)
1. a person skilled in mathematics

Hint 3: Anagram

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14. Super cool

15. Subject of 2001 bankruptcy headlines

16. "That's crazy!," on the internet

17. Wing woman?

19. Not right

20. Second-most-common surname in Korea, after Kim

21. Right away

22. Sports center

23. They have pH's below 7

25. Cover girl?

28. Kind of makeup you're born with?

30. XXX counterpart

31. Org. with a "3-1-1" rule

32. Gave a meal

33. W-9 fig.

34. San Francisco or San Antonio

35. Homecoming queen?

38. Unhealthy haze

41. Musical genre that's the subject of the 2007 book "Everybody Hurts"

42. Game of pursuit

43. On behalf of

44. Places for pampering pups

48. Sister-in-law?

51. Witherspoon who played 48-Across

52. “We need to talk”

53. Smurf elder

55. Miss, e.g.

56. Hot stuff

57. Cat lady?

60. Uno más dos

61. Grads, now

62. Potatoes, in Indian cooking

63. Text sent upon arrival

64. Rapper ___ Elliott

65. Course list

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Down

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2. By the item

3. Enjoy a home-cooked meal, say

4. "Oh no!," in comics

5. Certain possessive pronoun

6. With all judges present

7. Grilled cornmeal cake

8. 'haha'

9. "Black Jeopardy!" show, in brief

10. Nobel, for one

11. Bold accessory for a suit

12. Sincere

13. Back off (from)

18. Day for hunting

22. 'The Bear' actress Edebiri

24. Clear up as a windshield

26. Snoopy

27. Savory rice porridge

29. Words of concurrence

33. ___' Nuff

34. Almost there

35. Cynophilist

36. Purple boba choice

37. Travel option that serves 46 states

38. Secrecy

39. Virus of sorts

43. Chain email abbr.

44. Biblical collection of 150 poems

45. Kitchen grinder

46. Kutcher of "That ’70s Show"

47. Later

49. Clear, as a whiteboard

50. Equivalent of a 1.3 G.P.A., say

54. Small bouquet

57. Hawaiian pizza topping

58. Lilly of pharmaceuticals

59. Dr. Seuss's Sam-___

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