Cathedral feature
The crossword clue "Cathedral feature" is answered by APSE, a 4-letter entry. Used 22 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 9 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 22 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 9 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.
- CRUCIFIX (1 uses in xd)
- CRYPT (1 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
- Church part - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Cathedral recess - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Cathedral area - used 50 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
- Part of a church - used 36 times, most recently in 2015
- 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 alcove - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Church projection - used 28 times, most recently in 2015
- Church feature - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Chevet - used 25 times, most recently in 2012
- Altar area - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Basilica feature - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Vaulted area - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Skirt feature - SLIT, used 82 times
- Fork feature - TINE, used 72 times
- Roller coaster feature - LOOP, used 69 times
- Fedora feature - BRIM, used 61 times
- Flag feature - STAR, used 55 times
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