| MATTHIAS | Disciple chosen by lot to replace Judas as one of the 12 apostles after the Ascension (Acts 1:15-26) (8) |
| APOSTLE | Disciple chosen by Christ to preach his gospel (7) |
| BEVIN | ____ boys, young men chosen by lot to work as miners in World War II (5) |
| HELIACAL | The ascension of a celestial object at the same time as the sun (8,6) |
| RISING | The ascension of a celestial object at the same time as the sun (8,6) |
| KISSOFLIFE | Presumably, He was expecting the complete opposite from Judas as this might save one's skin (4,2,4) |
| BELAIR | Los Angeles setting for the ascension of television's "Fresh Prince" |
| OTEP | "The Ascension" metal band |
| DISCIPLE | One of the personal followers of Christ during his life, especially one of the 12 Apostles (8) |
| SIMON | One of the Twelve Apostles, chosen by Jesus as one of his first disciples (5) |
| JOHN | In the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, generally listed as the youngest (4) |
| NATHANIEL | One of the twelve apostles according to John; maybe the Bartholomew of other gospels (9) |
| SIMONPETER | One of the Twelve Apostles, considered by Catholics to have been the first pope (5,5) |
| BARTHOLOMEW | One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament; patron saint of tanners (11) |
| MATTHEW | One of the 12 apostles of Jesus, a tax- gatherer from Capernaum in Galilee (7) |
| CRONUS | After this Greek god was overthrown by his sons, his kingdom was divided among them, and the underworld fell by lot to Hades. He was the son of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Who is this? |
| BRENDAN | Early Irish monastic saint, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, nicknamed 'the Navigator' (7) |
| LOCHARD | Which Scottish lake, near Ben Nevis, gave its name to a clipper that wrecked near the Twelve Apostles, which in turn gave its name to a gorge near the site of the wreck? (4,3) |
| THOMAS | One of the 12 apostles |
| PHILIP | One of the 12 apostles |
