| BROBDINGNAGIAN | 22, not the Messiah, claiming God holding book group back (14) |
| HUMDRUM | Ordinary 22, not the Guardian's humour, opening for demon drink (7) |
| CONFRONTATIONAL | 6 of 22 not repeatedly wanting trouble (15) |
| MONTYPYTHON | The group of comedians who gave us The Life Of Brian ('He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy |
| IDLE | Eric ___, writer of the musical Spamalot and the oratorio Not the Messiah (4) |
| BRIAN | 'He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy,' said the lead character's mother in Monty Python's |
| IBERIAN | One man, not the Messiah, embracing East European (7) |
| BACTRIAN | Old Asian man, not the Messiah, outside a court (8) |
| BRIANCLOUGH | Man, not the Messiah, on cold Irish water? He managed |
| CANTABRIAN | Insincere talk by a man (not the Messiah) from Santander? (10) |
| PALIN | Caesar portrayer in "Not the Messiah" |
| HES | "___ not the Messiah ... " (Monty Python line) |
| PROFANE | Foul god holding back to the benefit of disciple, ultimately (7) |
| HEBATES | Writer from the East, mostly shot holding book (1,1,5) |
| RIBS | Teases teacher holding book the wrong way around (4) |
| UNIT | Military group back from the conflict in Uganda (4) |
| TOPICAL | Film area held by group back in the news (7) |
| MARKINGS | God holding ruler responsible for means of identification (8) |
| PIANO | Nature god holding one old instrument to play |
| CONTRITION | Study minor Greek sea-god holding one with remorse (10) |
