| WISEMEN | Another term for the three Magi of the Bible: 2 wds. |
| REDSEA | Parted waters of the Bible (2 wds.) |
| OLDTESTAMENT | Part of the Bible: 2 wds. |
| FALSEGOD | Idol, in the Bible (2 wds.) |
| NEWTESTAMENT | The last 27 books of the Bible (2 words) |
| MELCHIOR | One of the three Magi, represented as a king of Nubia (8) |
| CASPAR | One of the three Magi |
| IDO | Words often spoken when touching a Bible: 2 wds. |
| ONA | Swear ___ stack of Bibles: 2 wds. |
| FRONTMAN | Another term for the lead member of a musical group, usually the singer (5,3) |
| ITSALONGSTORY | Perhaps it's a description of Tower of Babel in Bible (2'1,1,4,5) |
| HERMITAGE | Three Magi on the move to find lone lodgings (9) |
| KINGS | Bible: two books that recount the history of ancient Judah and Israel (5) |
| VICAROFCHRIST | Another term for the Pope (5,2,6) |
| STAVE | Name another term for the rung of a ladder, chair, etc (5) |
| LAWYER | Another term for the job title of 15d's character (6) |
| LIUCIXIN | Author who, in 2015, became the first Asian to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel, for "The Three-Body Problem" |
| TRICERATOPS | Four-legged dinosaur from the end of the Cretaceous period known for the three prominent horns on its face. |
| TRIQUETRA | Latin-derived name for the "three-cornered" Celtic, trefoil or trinity knot consisting of a triad of interlaced arcs, thus symbolic of eternity or unity (9) |
| AI | What is another name for the three-toed sloth? (2) |
