04.11.07 -- DEATH BY DEGREES

Puzzle by Bruce Adams

No one wants to look at a toe tag on a corpse especially if it’s a major accomplishment. Too bad!

Whether it's a BACHELOR, MASTER, DOCTOR or OBIE (I know, a DOCTOR and an OBIE are not degrees), you can't take it with you.

If you want to carp about the corpse use the comments section in this blog -- the “Bomb defuser, maybe” ROBOT will avoid a DOGFIGHT and remove the in(apt title for this puzzle).

Illustrations: Doc-tag, 36D, 38D