Church protects current member of the clergy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Church protects current member of the clergy featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on October 27, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MINISTER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MINISTER Church protects current member of the clergy (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 27, 2026
4% VICAR Member of the clergy (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2026
3% LAIC Not of the clergy (4) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2026
3% MANSE Dwelling for clergy (5) New York Times Oct 23, 2026
3% LAY Not clergy (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 21, 2026
3% REVERED Esteemed member of the clergy returning in a rush (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 19, 2026
3% PRIEST Clergy member (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 18, 2026
3% NIECE Jennie certainly protects this family member (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 14, 2026
3% PARSON Clergy member (6) (6) Mirror Quick Sep 26, 2026
3% CANON Charlie soon is member of the clergy (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Aug 19, 2026

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