| SWISSGUARD | Body of soldiers stationed in the Vatican City |
| UNIT | An organised body of soldiers stationed in munitions factory |
| FREELANCE | Independent, evasive character stationed in the country (9) |
| EMMENTHAL | Soldiers stationed in hamlet developed product that's full of holes |
| PATTON | Celebrated US general George S. ___, who opened a British Welcome Club for American soldiers stationed in Knutsford in 1944 (6) |
| PALOALTO | Australian soldier stationed in quiet, mostly distant West Coast city |
| STPETERS | Basilica in the Vatican city, the work of architects including Raphael, Michelangelo and Bernini (2, |
| RAPHAEL | Italian Renaissance master painter whose work includes The School Of Athens in the Vatican City |
| BASILICA | Church like St Peter's in the Vatican City (8) |
| TREATY | see 24ac, 1929 agreement by which the papacy recognised the state of Italy, with Rome as its capital, and Italy in return recognised papal sovereignty over the Vatican City |
| LATERAN | and 31ac, 1929 agreement by which the papacy recognised the state of Italy, with Rome as its capital, and Italy in return recognised papal sovereignty over the Vatican City |
| ENCLAVE | Repair the valence for the likes of the Vatican City (7) |
| PETER | Saint to whom the vast basilica at the heart of the Vatican City is dedicated (5) |
| LIRA | Monetary unit of the Vatican City |
| ROME | Site of the Vatican City |
| CHISLEV | This month's church is Latin, close to the Vatican City |
| SISTINE | The Vatican City chapel decorated by Michelangelo |
| FUJIFIGHTERS | Samurai soldiers stationed on a volcano? |
| SENTRIES | Soldiers stationed at gates |
| GARRISON | (Soldiers stationed to guard) fortified place (8) |
