Earlier monastery, incomplete (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIOR Earlier monastery, incomplete (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 11, 2023
6% CELLS Monastery rooms (5) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
6% ABBOT Head of a monastery (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 21, 2025
6% MONK Monastery resident (4) USA Today Aug 19, 2025
6% ABBEYS Monasteries (6) Universal Aug 6, 2025
6% PARTIAL Incomplete (7) Puzzler Backwords Aug 5, 2025
6% FRIAR Monastery resident (5) New York Times Aug 4, 2025
6% AGO Earlier (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 26, 2025
6% PREVIOUS Earlier (8) The Telegraph Quick Jul 11, 2025
6% PRIORIES Small monasteries (8) Newsday Jul 6, 2025

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