| GARGOYLE | Frightful spout on the cathedral |
| NOZZLE | Spout on the end of a hose |
| ASPIRETO | Aim for a feature on the cathedral at the highest point that's not finished (6,2) |
| ORATE | Spout on July 4 |
| HYDRANT | Conceal, apparently, spout on water pipe (7) |
| LIP | Short spout on jug |
| NOZZLES | Projecting spouts on hoses (7) |
| TREASON | "The last temptation is the greatest ___: to do the right deed for the wrong reason." (Murder in the Cathedral, T S Eliot) |
| THORNHILL | Dorset-born painter in the Baroque manner whose grisaille murals of the life of St Paul, in the dome of the cathedral dedicated to said apostle, can be viewed from the Whispering Gallery designed by S |
| ELIOT | T. S. -; poet and dramatist who wrote the verse plays Murder in the Cathedral, The Family Reunion and The Cocktail Party (5) |
| CRIMEREPORTER | Has a job on the paper writing about Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and describing Murder in the Cathedral (5,8) |
| SANTO | The remains of Christopher Columbus are believed to lie in the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor in the Dominican Republic's capital, ... Domingo |
| TSELIOT | Poet and playwright whose works include The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock, Murder in the Cathedral and The Waste Land (1,1,5) |
| CLOSE | It is near the street by the cathedral (5) |
| NOTREDAMETHING | What's going on in the cathedral? |
| CLOSEFRIENDS | Intimate pals who contribute to the wellbeing of the cathedral? (5,7) |
| BASIL | The cathedral on Moscow's Red Square is named after which saint? (5) |
| ASCOLI | University city in the Marche region of Italy that houses the Cathedral of S. Emidio (6,6) |
| PICENO | University city in the Marche region of Italy that houses the Cathedral of S. Emidio (6,6) |
| STBASIL | Person for whom the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed in Moscow's Red Square is commonly named (2,5) |
