St Andrew's cross Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from July 10, 2024
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Updated Jul 10, 2024
Crossword Answer: St Andrew's cross
Let’s find the answers to St Andrew's cross for the July 10, 2024 edition of crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 7 letters. Start with S and end with E, and the possible solutions are SACCADE,SACCATE,SALTIRE.
The answer is SALTIRE.
The clue "St Andrew's cross" leads to the answer "SALTIRE." In heraldry, a saltire is a cross formed by a diagonal cross of Saint Andrew, which is a diagonal cross or X-shaped cross. Saint Andrew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, is traditionally depicted as being crucified on an X-shaped cross rather than the more familiar Latin cross.
This distinctive shape became associated with Scotland, where Saint Andrew is the patron saint, and it appears prominently on the Scottish flag, known as the Saltire. Therefore, in crossword puzzles and heraldic contexts alike, "SALTIRE" is the fitting answer to the clue "St Andrew's cross."
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