Monk and a couple of bishops with holy books (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABBOT Monk and a couple of bishops with holy books (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 11, 2024
3% SACREDLY With holiness (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
3% SACRED Holy (6) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
3% BRIGID Bishop introducing uncompromising and holy Irishwoman (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 17, 2025
3% KORAN Holy book of Islam (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 29, 2025
2% BILE Holy book without British bitterness (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
2% TERROR "Holy" brat (6) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
2% PRELATE Bishop, e.g. (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
2% CROOK Bishop's staff (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 10, 2025
2% FRIAR Mendicant monk (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 9, 2025

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