Head of a monastery
The crossword clue "Head of a monastery" is answered by ABBOT, a 5-letter entry. Used 28 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
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ABBOT
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Used 28 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ABBOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABBOT, most used first.
- Monastery head - used 133 times, most recently in 2026
- Monk's superior - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Monastery leader - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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