Use a thurible
The crossword clue "Use a thurible" is answered by CENSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 21 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CENSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CENSE answer page.
Used 21 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for CENSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CENSE, most used first.
- Perfume - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Perfume, in a way - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
- Swing a thurible - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Add aroma to - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Burn a perfume stick - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Perfume by burning - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Be of use - AVAIL, used 176 times
- Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
- Be of use to - AVAIL, used 79 times
- Use - AVAIL, used 55 times
- Use a broom - SWEEP, used 46 times
- Use a loom - WEAVE, used 41 times
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