Basilica area
The crossword clue "Basilica area" is answered by APSE, a 4-letter entry. Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
APSE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the APSE answer page.
Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 13 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.
- BEMA (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for APSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by APSE, most used first.
- Church recess - used 253 times, most recently in 2026
- Church area - used 216 times, most recently in 2026
- Church section - used 206 times, most recently in 2026
- Cathedral recess - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Basilica section - used 44 times, most recently in 2024
- Basilica part - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Church nook - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Vaulted recess - used 40 times, most recently in 2022
- Semicircular recess - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
- Abbey area - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Church niche - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Cathedral section - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Church projection - used 28 times, most recently in 2015
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Campus area - QUAD, used 93 times
- Low-lying area - VALE, used 54 times
- Airport area - GATE, used 45 times
- Construction area - SITE, used 28 times
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