Word "SEXTON" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
Synonyms:
sacristan

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
United States poet (1928-1974)
Synonyms:
anne sexton

Crossword Clues for SEXTON

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Mass begun by male or female bell-ringer, sometimes The Times Cryptic 14 Aug 2025
Another name for the burying beetle (6)
"Her Kind" poet Anne
Poet Anne Commuter 06 Jun 2025
A down to earth occupation (6)
Person who looks after a church and churchyard
He arranges the grave stone to be assembled about ten (6)
Johnny ...... , Ireland fly-half at Racing 92 from 2013-15 between spells at Leinster Rugby (6)
Racy message discussing church groundskeeper (6)
Who looks after a church and churchyard? (6)
___ Blake, fictional detective who first appeared in 1893 (6) Puzzler 29 Oct 2024
His work involves grave responsibility
Racy phone message given to working church employee The Times Cryptic 07 Oct 2024
Church caretaker returning memos about ten (6)
Gender not troubling a church caretaker (6)
Church caretaker or verger (6)
His work entails grave consideration
His work entails grave preparation (6)
He is in charge of ecclesiastical tolls (6)
Church officer Thomas Joseph 13 Mar 2024
Church worker with grave responsibilities (6)
One might ring a bell (6)
Church officer employed unknown number inside (6)
He can ring the changes, as ten, in attack The Guardian Cryptic 08 Sep 2023
Gravedigger working after an hour in church The Guardian Cryptic 05 Jun 2023
It precedes Mass for verger The Telegraph Toughie 02 Jun 2022
Church official taking characters from Essex to Norfolk The Telegraph Cryptic 13 May 2022
See 20 The Guardian Weekend 30 Apr 2022
Rude message about church employee
One looks after a church and churchyard Irish Times Simplex 22 Dec 2021
Attacked outside by church worker The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Jul 2021
Church caretaker LA Times Daily 27 Apr 2021
Church caretaker The Washington Post 27 Apr 2021
Caretaker's relations not looking back
Bell-ringer‘s relations not converted
Church worker is to keep sending rude messages
Gravedigger Mark's back carrying cross
Caretaker to keep sending explicit messages
Church officer attacked violently, unknown admitted The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Dec 2020
S/he looks after church and churchyard Irish Times Simplex 24 Oct 2020
One looks after a church and churchyard Irish Times Simplex 01 Oct 2020
Gravedigger has lewd message being broadcast
Church caretaker The Guardian Speedy 17 May 2020
Church caretaker The Times Concise 02 Feb 2020
Poet with the 1967 Pulitzer-winning volume 'Live or Die' New York Times 06 Jul 2019
Church caretaker Family Time 16 Jun 2019
Church caretaker Wall Street Journal 06 Mar 2019
Church caretaker
Poet with the 1967 Pulitzer-winning volume "Live or Die"
Church officer to have a go at carrying cross The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Dec 2018
Relative admits former partner got time for burying people in the graveyard Irish Times Crosaire 25 Sep 2018
Church caretaker The Telegraph Quick 13 Apr 2018
Church official comments about receiving kiss The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Mar 2018
Church officer The Times Concise 21 Apr 2017
Church employee, male, say, not going morth
Church caretaker attacked carrying cross
Church official in charge of sacred objects Universal 01 Dec 2016
One might dig it lots? All but the finish The Telegraph Toughie 29 Nov 2016
Worker in church holding cross in attack The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Jul 2016
One of those options on census is not making a comeback, as one of those will certainly ring a bell Irish Times Crosaire 07 Jun 2016
Bellringer The Telegraph Quick 30 Apr 2016
One of those options on census is not to be reviewed, as one of those will certainly ring a bell Irish Times Crosaire 18 Apr 2016
Church officer The Telegraph Quick 25 Mar 2016
Church bell ringer and gravedigger The Times Concise 18 Jan 2016
Graveyard employee The Telegraph Quick 15 Dec 2015
One looks after church and churchyard Irish Times Simplex 01 Jun 2015
Maybe male's put on weight — he may 29 a 1
The other overweight verger
Church officer attacked carrying cross The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Feb 2015
Church's caretaker
Church caretaker
Churchyard gravedigger
Church maintenance officer
Church caretaker
Ringer of church bells
Church groundskeeper
Church bell ringer
Church's caretaker
One who rings a bell
Church bell ringer
Church groundskeeper
Church official
Church worker
Sacristy tender
Pew polisher, perhaps
Bell ringer
Church caretaker
Church custodian
Church caretaker
Church officer
Bell ringer
Church official
"All My Pretty Ones" poet
Poet or church official
Church custodian
Church official
Bell ringer, at times
Official in a church or synagogue
Caretaker
"The Awful Rowing Toward God" poet
Church maintenance man
Church official.
Church worker
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