The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STERN which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2007.
Like a ruler-wielding professor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STERN | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Like a ruler-wielding professor
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Crossword Answer definitions
STERN adjective- Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
- Grim and forbidding in appearance.
- The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
- The post of management or direction.
- The hinder part of anything.
- The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
- A bird, the black tern.
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