Giving lip in church is a sin (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Giving lip in church is a sin (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on August 31, 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 CRIME.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRIME Giving lip in church is a sin (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 31, 2026
9% SASS Give lip to (4) Premier Sunday Aug 2, 2026
8% SASSES Gives lip to (6) LA Times Daily May 28, 2026
7% TRANSGRESSION Sin (13) The Telegraph Quick Aug 28, 2026
7% EVIL Sinful (4) Commuter Aug 14, 2026
7% OMISSION Sin of __ (8) LA Times Daily Jul 30, 2026
7% TITHE Give 10% in church, say (5) New York Times Midi Jul 2, 2026
6% SNEER Curl one's lip (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2026
6% GREED Deadly sin (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 22, 2026
6% KISS Touch with the lips (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 20, 2026

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