cryptic clue-need help with answer!!!!

[eveanne]

Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong forum.I haven't posted enough to be allowed into the others...
Anyway my colleagues and I are trying to complete a cryptic puzzler.
Its been doing the rounds for a few years now, its basically a clue eg.A Gravelly paste,The answer is a Dublin Place Name, in this case Stoneybatter, or another example is A seacreatures outhouse Answer: Dolphins Barn Anyway we have all of them done (24) bar 1....Its absolutely wrecking our heads and we need help.
The clue is : Did professor ease off
Please please help, cos seriously I will not be able to sleep tonight trying to work this out

 

[DrMoriarty]

Don abate?

Moved to Shooting the Breeze...

 

[Vanilla]

Gold star for the Dr. Any chance you'd post the other 21 ( without the answers) please?

 

[DrMoriarty]

There are 28 of them, according to this thread on Boards.ie... (no spoilers in the first post!)

 

[Vanilla]

Post deleted in confusion.

 

[DrMoriarty]

Post deleted in confusion.

I give up - where's that?

 

[Vanilla]

It's where Confucius was born.

I don't understand your byline/signature ( which appears and disappears at will) Doc but it looks profound- what does it mean?

 

[DrMoriarty]

Re: It's where Confucius was born.

..it looks profound- what does it mean?

You're very close, Vanilla!

 

[Vanilla]

Doc, am disappointed in you, as a punishment please complete the following puzzle:

Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful phrase:
In + Cheek + Tongue

 

[DrMoriarty]

Illius me paenitet, dux — diabolus fecit, ut id facerem!

 

[Guest127]

poor old leatherar*e got banned for less!