Religious type initially essential to churches (5,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROMANCATHOLIC Religious type initially essential to churches (5,8) (13) The Guardian Cryptic May 7, 2024
6% FIRST Initial (5) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
6% MONK Religious brother (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 11, 2026
6% NONUNION Unaffiliated religious individual's initiation in middle of day (8) The Times Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% SIN Religious no-no (3) Commuter Jan 9, 2026
6% PEN Autograph essential (3)
6% ATFIRST Initially (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
6% VAPOR Contrail, essentially (5) LA Times Daily Jan 6, 2026
6% TAICHI Exercise time first-class church instituted initially (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
6% CORE Essential (4) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026

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