Being caught probing religious ascetic (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Being caught probing religious ascetic (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 21, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ESSENCE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESSENCE Being caught probing religious ascetic (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
8% FAKIR Religious ascetic (5) The Times Concise Aug 25, 2025
6% ESSENE Jewish ascetic being freed of cold (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
5% EREMITE Ascetic on about English child (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Oct 21, 2025
5% SECT Religious subgroup (4) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
5% DEIST Jefferson, religiously (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
5% SINS Religious no-nos (4) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
5% BUSTED "Caught you!" (6) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
5% SACRAMENT Religious rite (9) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 12, 2025
5% THEOLOGY Religious study (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025

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