Staff around the church rejected ornamentation (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DECOR Staff around the church rejected ornamentation (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
7% PRECISE Force to accept Church rejected faithful (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
6% NOS Rejections (3) New York Times Feb 23, 2026
6% ALOE Ornamental succulent (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 21, 2026
6% CHOIRBOY Singer in church rejected port by drinking nothing (8) The Times Cryptic Feb 13, 2026
6% TRINKET Unimportant ornament (7) Newsday Feb 12, 2026
6% NOTE Staff symbol (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 11, 2026
6% URN Ornamental vase (3)
6% FILL Staff, as a position (4) LA Times Daily Feb 9, 2026
6% CLEF Staff symbol (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 9, 2026

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