| SELAH | A Hebrew word interpreted as a blessing meaning 'forever' |
| LONG | Word interpreted literally in completing four of this puzzle's answers |
| MENE | Word interpreted by Daniel |
| SHALOM | A Hebrew word meaning peace, used as a greeting (6) |
| ABACUS | Counting frame, its name probably based on a Hebrew word meaning "dust" |
| UNICORN | Known collectively as a blessing, glory or a marvel, a mythical beast also known as a monoceros (7) |
| INSERTKEY | Backspace neighbor for many PC users ... or, when interpreted as a command, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| EMANUEL | Name from a Hebrew word for "God is with us" |
| DEATH | Tarot card often interpreted as a positive sign, ironically |
| NEWMOON | Omen now interpreted as a satellite's phase (3,4) |
| OMEN | It might be interpreted as a sign of the future |
| GOYIM | Spanish artist with ambition twice dropping a Hebrew word for non-Jews (5) |
| APOCALYPSE | Last letter from St John could be interpreted as a "Dear John" to us all! (10) |
| ERASABLE | Like certain recordings some consider as a blessing |
| BID | Auction offer seen at first as a blessing in disguise (3) |
| GODSEND | Immortal primarily sees death as a blessing (7) |
| CHAI | Hebrew word for "life," often seen as a necklace pendant |
| ABADDON | Biblical Hebrew word meaning "a place of destruction" (7) |
| ADAM | Hebrew word meaning "man", later taken to be a name (4) |
| AMBER | A ?stop" sign often interpreted as ?go" |
