| NICENE | - - - Creed, the formal summary of Christian beliefs (6) |
| CATECHISM | An instructive summary of Christian religious principles in the form of questions and answers (9) |
| BRENDANGLEESON | Assassin's Creed, The Guard, Edge Of Tomorrow, In Bruges, Calvary and Gangs Of New York are films in which this Irish actor starred (7,7) |
| RAIN | Song title for Creed, the Beatles, or Madonna |
| SCREED | Start to study Christian beliefs? A lot of writing (6) |
| CREED | Brief formal summary of the essential articles of the Christian faith (5) |
| NIPPON | The formal transliteration of the kanji symbol for Japan |
| WRITHE | The formal document's explosive, making one squirm (6) |
| SATIVA | Lactuca ___ is the formal name for lettuce (6) |
| SILENE | ___ dioica is the formal name for red campion (6) |
| EGRESS | The formal action of going out |
| ELOPES | Skips the formal wedding |
| NICENECREED | A formal statement of Christian belief based on that adopted at the first Council of Nicaea in 325 |
| UNITARIANISM | System of Christian belief that rejects the Trinity and the divinity of Christ (12) |
| APOSTLESCREED | Statement of Christian beliefs (8,5) |
| ATHANASIANCREED | Ancient eras had a different statement of Christian belief (10,5) |
| SATAN | The rebellious angel who in Christian belief is the adversary of God and lord of evil (5) |
| JOHNTHEBAPTIST | Last of the Hebrew prophets, in Christian belief |
| GRACE | In Christian belief, the unmerited favor of God |
| OVALOFFICE | The formal room in which the President of the US works (4,6) |
