CHE 01/10

i have the chronicle of higher education puzzle today. for reasons that are somewhat hard to explain, i can't get put this puzzle on the java applet, so please head along here to grab it in across lite or pdf format. also, if you don't do crosswords regularly, you may find this one a bit of a struggle. fair warning.

puzzle notes, stop reading if you don't want to be spoiled:

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this one went through 3 different incarnations before finally being accepted at the CHE. my original idea was to insert SIN, COS and TAN into phrases to produce wackiness: my theme set was

AC(COS)T THE GOAT
(TAN)GO FOR THE GOLD
DUTCH COU(SIN) RAGE

which every editor i sent it to uninamously agreed was just way too far to go. patrick suggested this version of the theme, and this is how it turned out. i'm not entirely sure i'm that happy with the final result; i will say though that clue-wise, the final product makes me look like i'm very erudite, which is always a good thing, and 20-Across is something i've always wanted to see in a grid.