[Prof. Templeton]

My 14,10,17,15 and 3 within the clergy may dress

My 9,10,2 and 5 is to be the initiate, coalesce

My 9,7,3,10 and 2 is the object you keep

My 11, 5 and 13 is so briny and deep

My 5,12,4 and 7 is often repeated

My 12,4,13,7 and 11 is order defeated

My 6,1 and 8 is erected with dexterity

My whole is the irony of clarity

[plainglazed]

let's get it together

9,10,2 and 5 is to be the initiate, coalesce]fuse

[plasmid]

Building from plainglazed's guess

My 9,10,2 and 5 is to be the initiate, coalesce: 9 F, 10 U, 2 S, 5 E

-S--E---FU-------


My 11, 5 and 13 is so briny and deep: 11 S, 5 E, 13 A

-S--E---FUS-A----


My 5,12,4 and 7 is often repeated: 5 E, 12 C, 4 H, 7 O

-S-HE-O-FUSCA----


My 12,4,13,7 and 11 is order defeated: 12 C, 4 H, 13 A, 7 O, 11 S

no new letters 

[Thalia]

focus?

[Thalia]

tunic, web, eschew obfuscation?

[Guest]

SEA

Edited December 5, 2011 by optimus prime

[Guest]

echo

[Prof. Templeton]

Well done plainglazed, plasmid and Thalia

My 14,10,17,15 and 3 within the clergy may dress TUNIC

My 9,10,2 and 5 is to be the initiate, coalesce FUSE

My 9,7,3,10 and 2 is the object you keep FOCUS

My 11, 5 and 13 is so briny and deep SEA

My 5,12,4 and 7 is often repeated ECHO

My 12,4,13,7 and 11 is order defeated CHAOS

My 6,1 and 8 is erected with dexterity WEB

My whole is the irony of clarity ESCHEW OBFUSCATION

Eschew Obfuscation is something professorly types like to say, because they think it witty and learned, which means “avoid making something hard to understand” and that is ironic.