Figure in academia — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Figure in academia”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 9th Aug 2011. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Figure in academia” is DEAN (4 letters).
We last saw “Figure in academia” in NYT Crossword on 9th Aug 2011.
The 4-letter answer for “Figure in academia” is DEAN.
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