Church leader
The crossword clue "Church leader" is answered by ELDER, a 5-letter entry. Used 61 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ELDER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELDER answer page.
Used 61 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1957. 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.
- PASTOR (21 uses in xd)
- PARSON (3 uses in xd)
- DEACON (2 uses in xd)
- PRIEST (1 uses in xd)
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.
- Church council - SYNOD, used 160 times
- Synagogue leader - RABBI, used 97 times
- Church areas - APSES, used 93 times
- Church instrument - ORGAN, used 83 times
- Church recesses - APSES, used 79 times
- Syrian leader - ASSAD, used 77 times
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