A lecturer to ponder - starter's missing salt (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALUMINATE A lecturer to ponder - starter's missing salt (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 4, 2024
75% MULLED Pondered (6) Eugene Sheffer Feb 7, 2026
75% MUSE Ponder (4) LA Times Daily Feb 7, 2026
75% MULL Ponder (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 12, 2026
72% MUSED Pondered (on) (5) TV Dec 14, 2025
69% MULLS Ponders (over) (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 7, 2026
63% TUTOR Lecturer (5) (5) Puzzler Feb 12, 2026
63% ORATE Give a lecture (5) Newsday Feb 8, 2026
63% TEACHERS Lecturers (8) (8) Puzzler Feb 2, 2026
63% APPS Starters (4) USA Today Jan 31, 2026

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