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

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Substitute at the altar has nowhere to sit (8,4) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STANDINGROOM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STANDINGROOM Substitute at the altar has nowhere to sit (8,4) (12) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 21, 2024
5% TIE Fasten nightie? Nowhere near! (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
5% DESKS Places students sit (5) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
5% REST Sit for a bit (4) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
5% TEND Baby-sit (4) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
5% SESSION Parliamentary sitting (7) (7) The Sun Mini Nov 8, 2025
5% IDO Altar promise (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
5% PLOP Sit down heavily (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
5% LOL [ha ha!] (3) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
5% AROAD "We're on ___ to nowhere..." (Talking Heads lyric) (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025

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