Monastery leader
The crossword clue "Monastery leader" is answered by ABBOT, a 5-letter entry. Used 29 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABBOT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABBOT answer page.
Used 29 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PRIOR (1 uses in xd)
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
- Head of a monastery - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
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