Place of pilgrimage for Muslims

The answer to “Place of pilgrimage for Muslims” in the The Telegraph Mini crossword is MECCA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Mini crossword on September 1, 2026 at 6-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.

“Place of pilgrimage for Muslims” answer

MECCA (5 letters)

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What does MECCA mean?

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

When else has “Place of pilgrimage for Muslims” appeared?

The Telegraph Mini 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.

September 1, 2026 (most recent) → MECCA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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