| ONELLAMA | 'He's a priest,' not a beast, per Ogden Nash |
| LAMA | With 17-A, he's a priest, per Ogden Nash |
| ANTHER | What not to do if called by a panther, per Ogden Nash |
| DOOR | What a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of, per Ogden Nash |
| OBOE | Its "reeds are a pain / And the fingering's insane," per Ogden Nash |
| PARSON | A priest - not to kill a fish! (*aprons) (6) |
| ALAMODE | Trendy as a priest not finishing poem (1,2,4) |
| ONEL | "The ___ lama, he's a priest ...": Ogden Nash |
| PRIMATE | Priest, not half a friendly sort, becoming an archbishop (7) |
| HELIUM | He's a priest overwhelmed by a bad smell (6) |
| ELY | Priest, not one having yen for cathedral (3) |
| ARSON | Priest not soft on crime (5) |
| ISLAMIC | One's priest not entirely in charge, though religious (7) |
| PRAGUE | City priest not very unclear (6) |
| LEVITY | Light-heartedness from Jewish priest not entirely unknown (6) |
| EVERANDANON | Occasionally vicar is half-back, with another priest not starting |
| PARSI | Priest not getting on with one non-Christian monotheist |
| SHAMAN | Doctor-priest not genuine article (6) |
| POUT | Priest not allowed to look sulky (4) |
| ELI | Priest not considering Catholic Shroud item worth revering (3) |