| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| GLADIOLI | Altar flora, often |
| APSE | Altar enclosure, often |
| APSE | It often adjoins the altar |
| bis | sheer, often embroidered linen, used in the manufacture of altar cloths |
| altarage | endowments for the saying of Masses for deceased persons, often at a particular altar |
| retable | decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments |
