PRIOR Crossword Clue & Answer

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PAST

AGO

EARLIER

the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

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There are 96 solutions. The longest is AFOREMENTIONED with 14 letters, and the shortest is EX with 2 letters.

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Clue	Answers

Prior to	39
priority	16
AN INHABITANT OF SOUTHERN BRITAIN PRIOR TO THE ANGLO-SAXON INVASIONS	11
A WOMAN HOLDING A POSITION CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF A PRIOR	11
CONSIDERED THE GREATEST ITALIAN PAINTER PRIOR TO THE RENAISSANCE	11
AN INFANT THAT IS BORN PRIOR TO 37 WEEKS OF GESTATION	10
A GREAT EUROPEAN PAINTER PRIOR TO 19TH CENTURY	10
A PERFORMER WHO READS WITHOUT PREPARATION OR PRIOR ACQUAINTANCE	10
A BASIN INTO WHICH FEET ARE PLACED PRIOR TO A PEDICURE	10
AGENT PRIORITISING QUIET, MARVELLOUS HOME	10
AT SOME PRIOR POINT	10
A SUPPOSITION MADE PRIOR TO HAVING KNOWLEDGE	10
ANY OF THE EARLY PATRIARCHS WHO LIVED PRIOR TO THE NOACHIAN DELUGE	10
COMBINING FORMS PRIOR	10
A PRIOR APPROPRIATION OF SOMETHING	10
A PRIORI	7
high-priority	5
priori knowledge	5
Top priority	4
priory	4

‘PRIOR’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘PRIOR’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Abbot's deputy (5)	prior
Chief monk (5)
Head friar (5)
Pre-existing (5)
Pre-existing; head friar (5)
Abbot's subordinate (5)
Rap sheet item (5)
Before (with "to") (5)
Old conviction (5)
Existing before (5)
Rap sheet listing (5)
Monastic head (5)
Happening earlier (5)
Head monk (5)
Earlier in time (5)
Before then (5)
___ to (before) (5)