Earlier monastery, incomplete (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIOR Earlier monastery, incomplete (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 11, 2023
6% MONK Brother at a monastery (4) New York Times Midi Aug 8, 2026
6% ABBOT Monastery figure (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 1, 2026
6% PARTIAL Incomplete (7) The Times Concise Jun 15, 2026
5% INNER Central pub evacuated earlier (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 17, 2026
5% PREORDAIN Fix earlier account, deleting chapter in distress (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 10, 2026
5% ASH Product of incomplete combustion (3) LA Times Daily Aug 9, 2026
5% DORMER Window key earlier failing to open (6) The Times Cryptic Aug 4, 2026
5% ANTEDATED Showed up earlier than (9) New York Times Aug 1, 2026
5% TODO Kerfuffle - still incomplete? (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 30, 2026

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