Earlier church leader (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIOR Earlier church leader (5) (5)
10% ELDERS Church leaders (6) Eugene Sheffer May 2, 2026
10% PASTOR Church leader (6) Newsday Mar 23, 2026
8% BYGONE Of an earlier era (6) USA Today May 1, 2026
8% RETRO Redolent of an earlier era (5) Puzzler Backwords Apr 15, 2026
8% ECHOING Imitating Eastern Church by going without leader (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 10, 2026
8% LENIENCE Soviet leader keeps eastern church in clemency (8) (8) Mirror Cryptic Apr 10, 2026
7% HYMNALS Church songbooks (7) Commuter May 4, 2026
7% ORGAN Church instrument (5) LA Times Daily May 3, 2026
7% GEO Logical leader? (3) Eugene Sheffer May 2, 2026
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