Substitute at the altar has nowhere to sit (8,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STANDINGROOM Substitute at the altar has nowhere to sit (8,4) (12) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 21, 2024
5% CAROB Chocolate substitute (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 1, 2025
5% INS Stand-___ (substitutes) (3) Universal Dec 1, 2025
5% PLOPS Sits (down) heavily (5) New York Times Mini Dec 1, 2025
5% UPABLINDALLEY Progressing nowhere (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
5% ASTRIDE Sitting on, as a horse (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 28, 2025
5% DAYBED Couch for sitting or sleeping (6) LA Times Daily Nov 27, 2025
5% SOFABED Sleep - or sit - on it (4,3) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 21, 2025
5% MUST Has to (4) Commuter Nov 21, 2025
5% VOWS Altar exchange (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025

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