| STJOHN | Baptist of note |
| CHARGER | Holds the head of a Baptist on the end of a phone (7) |
| HERODIAS | Mother of Salome, who she persuaded to ask for the head of John the Baptist (8) |
| SALOME | The daughter of Herod, who demanded the head of John the Baptist on a platter (6) |
| HEROD | Ruler of Galilee responsible for the execution of John the Baptist, ... Antipas |
| SPURGEON | Charles Haddon ___, Baptist preacher known as the 'Prince of Preachers' after whom an institute of theological higher education in Croydon is named |
| HERODANTIPAS | 1st Century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known for his purported role in the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus (5,7) |
| ANTIPAS | Herod -------, tetrarch of Galilee, who ordered the execution of John the Baptist (7) |
| ZACHARIAH | Priest during the reign of King Herod who was the father of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-14) (9) |
| ELIZABETH | Mother of John the Baptist |
| ZACHARIAS | The father of John the Baptist (9) |
| MARTYR | John the Baptist or Joan of Arc |
| THE | Conclusions of Baptist Church feature article |
| TINTORETTO | 16th Century Venetian painter whose works include The Birth of John the Baptist (10) |
| DUNKARD | A member of the German Baptist Brethren (7) |
| MIDSUMMERDAY | Feast of St John the Baptist (9,3) |
| TOTALIMMERSION | Form of baptism specified by the 1689 Baptist Catechism |
| MIDSUMMERSDAY | June 24, the feast of St John the Baptist |
| CARAVAGGIO | Italian painter whose works include 1608's The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist |
| AGNUS | ____ Dei, John the Baptist's description of Jesus, John 1.29 |
