Founder of the first institution of higher learning in the Western world Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLATO Founder of the first institution of higher learning in the Western world (5)
3% COLLEGES Higher-ed institutions (8) Commuter Oct 21, 2025
3% ABCS First-learned fundamentals (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
3% UNI School of higher learning, in Britain (3) New York Times Jul 3, 2025
3% UNIVERSITY Institute of higher learning (10)
3% ACADEMIA World of institutional learning (8)
3% UNIVERSITIES Institutions of higher learning (12)
3% UNIV Institution of higher learning: Abbr. (4)
2% INNATE Not learned (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
2% POKEYS Western coolers (6) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
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