Alcove
Crossword Clue & Answers

7 August 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 5 answers for the crossword clue 'Alcove', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Alcove a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Alcove as an answer itself some 110 times.

Alcove is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Friday, 06 August 2021 with the answer being NICHE, but the most popular answer for this clue is RECESS.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 6 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 10 Jun 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 6 Feb 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 14 Jan 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 23 Nov 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 23 Apr 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 21 Feb 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 17 Feb 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 14 Jan 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 24 Dec 2019

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Alcove', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Alcove' and give you a hint.

• A small recess opening off a larger room

Anagrams

We found 2 anagrams for the word 'Alcove'.

• coeval Of the same period
• Volcae

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

BAY
A small recess opening off a larger room

4 Letters

APSE
A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

NOOK
An interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"

5 Letters

NICHE
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

6 Letters

RECESS
A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"