Chapel recess

The answer

APSE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the APSE answer page.

Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Cathedral feature - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Basilica recess - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Vaulted church area - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Choir recess - used 17 times, most recently in 2016
• Part of a basilica. - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Recess - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Nave neighbor - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Sanctuary section - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Semicircular church area - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Recess at church - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• Religious recess - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Cathedral nook - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Altar end of a church - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Altar locale - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Recess at Notre Dame - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• Sunday recess? - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Vaulted part of a church - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Altar site - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Anagram for "peas" - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Arched recess - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Cathedral part - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Domed recess - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• It adjoins the altar - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Notre Dame niche - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Recess at St. Peter's - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Vaulted altar area - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Vaulted church section - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• View from a pew - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Basilica end - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Building projection - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
• Bishop's seat in ancient churches - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Church area behind an altar - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Far end of a church - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Nave's neighbor - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Vaulted church recess - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Cathedral niche - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cathedral protuberance - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• End of many sanctuaries - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Polygonal recess - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Recess in church - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Site for stained-glass windows - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Vaulted cathedral area - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Architectural recess - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Area next to an ambulatory - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Basilica projection - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Cathedral projection - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Holy recess - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Place for a vault - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Place for an altar - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Rounded end of a church - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Vaulted space - used 6 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.

• Recess - NOOK, used 41 times
• Sistine Chapel ceiling figure - ADAM, used 16 times
• Sistine Chapel figure - ADAM, used 14 times
• Small recess - NOOK, used 14 times
• Chapel seating - PEWS, used 13 times
• Shoreline recess - COVE, used 13 times

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