Top priest embraced by transgressor? (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Top priest embraced by transgressor? (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on May 18, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPINNER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPINNER Top priest embraced by transgressor? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic May 18, 2026
6% HUG Embrace (3) Eugene Sheffer May 14, 2026
6% HOLD Embrace (4) LA Times Daily Apr 22, 2026
5% ACMES Tops (5) Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026
5% METAL Judas Priest genre (5) Universal May 11, 2026
5% HUGSITOUT Makes up with an embrace (9) The Atlantic May 8, 2026
5% BEARHUG Tight embrace (4,3) (7) Mirror Classic May 6, 2026
5% ESPRIT Priest (anag.) (6) The Telegraph Quick Apr 26, 2026
5% ALB Priest's garment (3) Eugene Sheffer Apr 24, 2026
5% ELI Biblical priest (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 24, 2026

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