Previous cleric (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Previous cleric (5) featured in Mirror Cryptic puzzle on January 24, 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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIOR Previous cleric (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 24, 2026
3% MINSTER Cathedral cleric's second one dismissed (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 23, 2026
3% ATEMPO Back to a previous speed, in music (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 16, 2026
3% RECTOR Correct, unfortunately, about headless cleric (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
3% ALB Clerical robe (3) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
3% LAY Non-clerical (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026
3% CURATES Clerics put uranium in boxes (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
3% PASTLIFE Previous incarnation (8) Eugene Sheffer Jan 7, 2026
3% SELFSACRIFICE Clerics safe if developing altruism? (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
3% REV Clerical nickname (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025

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