Church area
The crossword clue "Church area" is answered by APSE, a 4-letter entry. Used 216 times across 49 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
APSE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the APSE answer page.
Used 216 times across 49 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- NAVE (83 uses in xd)
- ALTAR (13 uses in xd)
- CHOIR (2 uses in xd)
- VESTRY (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for APSE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by APSE, most used first.
- Church recess - used 253 times, most recently in 2026
- Church section - used 206 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Church service - MASS, used 130 times
- Campus area - QUAD, used 93 times
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