Personal Improvement solution
by Kegler
Per 28 Across, GETTING A DEGREE, eight answers add a college degree to form a new word or phrase before entry.
Across
| 1 | OBSIDIAN (rev hidden) |
| 8 | LO(G)IC (CLIO anag) |
| 12 | HA(YD)N |
| 13 | AN + TWERP |
| 15 | TAN (ANT anag) |
| 16 | OM + NI (rev) |
| 17 | C[A/d]ROM |
| 18 | COMBATS (STOCk rev) |
| 19 | LORD (hidden) |
| 20 | A(DAM)S (MAD rev) |
| 22 | LIT + E |
| 24 | NASA (hidden) |
| 25 | SCAM (rev) |
| 27 | YE(A)N |
| 28 | GETTING A DEGREE |
| 31 | NEHI ("KNEE-HIGH" hom) |
| 33 | AMPS (MAPS anag) |
| 35 | I + BE + X |
| 37 | V + CaRS |
| 39 | TESLA (STALE anag) |
| 41 | E(TN)A |
| 42 | ABA + L + ONE |
| 44 | CHILI ("CHILLY" hom) |
| 45 | B(U)OY |
| 46 | A + FT |
| 47 | ALLD + ON + E |
| 48 | bASSET |
| 49 | S(L)AYS |
| 50 | HAMSTERS (HEARST anag) |
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Down
| 2 | BAAED (DEB rev) |
| 3 | SYNC ("SINK" hom) |
| 4 | IDIOMATICALLY (OIL CITY LAID anag) |
| 5 | I + AM + BIC |
| 6 | AN(N)AL (LANA rev) |
| 7 | TWo + ISTED (DIETS anag) |
| 8 | LE(CH)ER |
| 9 | ORAL HYGIENIST (EASILY RIGHT ON anag) |
| 10 | IV(OR)Y |
| 11 | CAMD(E)N |
| 14 | PROVERBS |
| 15 | TWA + NG |
| 21 | AS + THEN + I + A |
| 23 | IMAM (MAMIe rev) |
| 26 | A + GAR |
| 29 | NOC(AN + D)O (COON anag) |
| 30 | EX + ACT |
| 31 | NIECES (SCENE I anag) |
| 32 | A(VAIL)S |
| 34 | P(HL)OEM |
| 36 | ETHYL ("ETHEL" hom) |
| 38 | SA + U + NA |
| 40 | LIFER (FLIER anag) |
| 43 | lEASEs |
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