Basilica part
The crossword clue "Basilica part" is answered by APSE, a 4-letter entry. Used 42 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. 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 42 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. 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 (2 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
- Church nook - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Vaulted recess - used 40 times, most recently in 2022
- Basilica area - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
- 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
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- Camera part - LENS, used 183 times
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