Hitching post?

The answer

ALTAR

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALTAR answer page.

Used 50 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1933. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• CHAPEL (4 uses in xd)
• WEDDINGHACHAPEL (1 uses in xd)
• WEDDINGOFFICIANT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ALTAR

Every other clue in this collection answered by ALTAR, most used first.

• Church platform - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Rite site - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Place to exchange vows - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Church feature - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Sacrifice site - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
• Church table - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Place to say "I do" - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Place of worship - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Wedding site - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Rite place - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Union station? - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Wedding setting - used 25 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Staircase post - NEWEL, used 39 times
• Post office purchase - STAMP, used 36 times
• Stairway post - NEWEL, used 36 times
• Post-op program - REHAB, used 28 times
• Stair post - NEWEL, used 24 times

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