Earlier churchman Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Earlier churchman (5) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on January 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRIOR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIOR Earlier churchman (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
3% BISHOP Certain chessman or churchman (6) Universal Jan 20, 2026
3% SOONER Earlier (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 18, 2026
3% PRIORI A __: literally, "from what is earlier" (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
3% REV Churchman, familiarly (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
3% RETRO Redolent of an earlier era (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 22, 2025
3% AFORE Earlier, quaintly (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 7, 2025
2% SIMULATIONS Means of driving forward, except for earlier Tesla models (11) The Times Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
2% EDWARDIAN Conflict between journalist and princess briefly in earlier era (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
2% AMATEUR Earth moves earlier for a seasoned lover (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 28, 2025

Clues for The Puzzler Cryptic Puzzle on January 27, 2026

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