Customary observance

The answer

RITE

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

Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 6 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.

• RITUAL (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for RITE

Every other clue in this collection answered by RITE, most used first.

• Ceremony - used 265 times, most recently in 2026
• Solemn ceremony - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Ceremonial act - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Religious ceremony - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ of passage - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Baptism, e.g. - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Liturgy - used 36 times, most recently in 2021
• Confirmation, e.g. - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Bar mitzvah, e.g. - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Baptism, for one - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
• Observance - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Formal ceremony - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Solemn act - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Sacred ceremony - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Bar mitzvah, for one - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Bat mitzvah, e.g. - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Solemnity. - used 16 times, most recently in 2003
• Communion, e.g. - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Baptism or bar mitzvah - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Solemn observance - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Ceremonial practice - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Bar mitzvah or baptism - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Formality - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Baptism or bris - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Baptism or confirmation - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Formal observance - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Marriage, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• "The ___ of Spring" - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Initiation, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Marriage, for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Prescribed ceremony - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Stravinsky's "The ___ of Spring" - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Time-honored practice - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• ___ Aid - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Baptism, for example. - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Ceremonial event - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Altar event - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Any formal ceremony - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Confirmation, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Formal act - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Fraternity initiation, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Sacrament - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Traditional ceremony - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Bris, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Christening, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Confirmation, for example - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Customary practice - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Ordinance - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Stravinsky's "___ of Spring" - used 6 times, most recently in 2006

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.

• Customary function - ROLE, used 16 times
• Customary extras, briefly - ETCS, used 9 times
• Customary time - HOUR, used 9 times
• 40-day observance - LENT, used 7 times
• Spring observance - LENT, used 7 times

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