Church parts crossing naves

The answer to “Church parts crossing naves” in the New York Times crossword is TRANSEPTS — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 21, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 126-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Church parts crossing naves” answer

TRANSEPTS (9 letters)

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Why the answer is TRANSEPTS

TRANSEPTS is the 9-letter solution that fits "Church parts crossing naves" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 21, 2025 (126-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TRANSEPTS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TRANSEPTS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Church parts crossing naves” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

December 21, 2025 (most recent) → TRANSEPTS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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