Academic mark cut by half, or less initially (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Academic mark cut by half, or less initially (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 23, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCHOLAR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCHOLAR Academic mark cut by half, or less initially (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
7% SEMESTER Half of an academic year (8)
6% RIPA Half of "Live With Kelly and Mark" (4) New York Times Nov 22, 2025
6% SCAR Mark of a deep cut (4)
6% BISECT Cut in half (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 9, 2025
5% COMMANDED Punctuation mark needs deleting initially, editor ordered (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
5% MINUS Less (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 22, 2025
5% ALEC Mapa of "Half & Half" (4) TV Dec 21, 2025
5% ASTI Drink since before time, half-cut (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
5% MORE __ or less (4) Commuter Dec 16, 2025

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