| ISOUR | "God ___ refuge and strength": Psalm 46 |
| PSALM | "God is our refuge and strength...," for one |
| CITY | "God ___ refuge" (start of Psalm 46) |
| THEREISA | "___ river ..." (Psalm 46: 4) |
| BESTILL | Kelly Clarkson song inspired by Psalm 46 |
| SCHWITTERS | Artist who fled Nazi Germany to the Lake District where he sought both refuge and refuse by means of peace and by the found objects or rubbish for his "Merz" collages (10) |
| THEMEPARKS | Article by Brussels reps about animal refuge and playgrounds (5,5) |
| AMNESTY | Amy huddles around the refuge and gets a pardon (7) |
| ASYLUMS | Places of refuge and safety for the criminals (7) |
| HAVENOT | Mendicant seeking refuge and religious books (4-3) |
| ARTISTICFLAIR | Racist organisation holds it back to offend refuge - and that's creative talent? (8,5) |
| HILLFORT | Type of earthwork used as a refuge and typically found in the Bronze or Iron Ages (8) |
| ELK | National ___ Refuge (Wyoming sanctuary for a large deer species) |
| ABBOTPASS | Mountaineering hut on the Continental Divide: ___ ___ Refuge Cabin, a National Historic Site of Cana |
| TAROT | Set of fortune-telling cards with suits swords, cups, coins and wands, and trumps including the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, the Chariot and Strength (5) |
| TUNGSTEN | Exceptionally strong refractory metal used in steels to increase hardness and strength and in lamp filaments. It's also known as wolfram and has the chemical symbol W. |
| NERO | A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength. |
| ETIOLATES | Deprives of color and strength |
| PUNY | Inferior in size and strength |
| AIKIDO | System that exploits the opponent's weight and strength |
