| OCTAVIA | Butler who wrote "Parable of the Sower" |
| OCTAVIAEBUTLER | Author of the dystopian novel Parable of the Sower and its sequel Parable of the Talents: 3 wds. |
| SAMUEL | Butler who wrote a book |
| PARABLE | Soft, like some ground in the story of the sower? |
| MILLET | French painter noted for his scenes of rural life and peasantry including The Sower, The Potato Harvest, The Gleaners and Calling Home the Cows (6) |
| FATTEDCALF | A symbol of festive celebration and rejoicing, deriving from the parable of the Prodigal Son in the New Testament (6,4) |
| PRODIGAL | Story told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, The Parable Of The _ Son (8) |
| BUTFEWARECHOSEN | Last words of the Parable of the Marriage Feast |
| MOUNTOFOLIVES | Where Jesus gave his disciples the parable of the five talents |
| SOWER | The Parable of the ____ is included in all three synoptic gospels |
| LUKE | Gospel that includes the parable of the good Samaritan |
| SON | The parable of the prodigal ___ |
| VANGOGH | Vincent - -; Dutch artist who painted The Sower, The Starry Night and Sunflowers (3,4) |
| TALE | Parable of the drink after tea (4) |
| WORSE | A better antonym for the sower, maybe (5) |
| ARABLE | The sower, for one, heading off for such fields |
| DIVES | The rich man in the parable of Lazarus (5) |
| AUSTIN | Butler, who played the King and has a major role in Masters Of The Air (6) |
| LURCH | The Addams Family butler who answered the gong with "You rang?" |
| ARAB | It's in the parable of a horse breed |
