| MOUNTOFOLIVES | Hillside in Jerusalem from which Jesus ascended to heaven? (5,2,6) |
| ELIJAH | He ascended to heaven in a whirlwind, in II Kings |
| SCULLION | In Jerusalem, from a variety of sources select menial |
| SIBYLLA | ___ , Queen of Jerusalem from 1186, whose reign was curtailed by Saladin's invading armies (7) |
| ABDULLAH | He ascended to the throne on the death of his father, King Hussein; King ... II of Jordan |
| INTROIT | Anthem sung at the beginning of Mass, when the priest has ascended to the altar (7) |
| VELOCIRAPTURE | Unusually speedy ascent to Heaven? |
| TOPLESSFLIGHT | Stairway to heaven? |
| CHRISTMASROSE | Festival ascended like a flower (9,4) |
| VIADOLOROSA | Street along which Jesus is said to have walked to his crucifixion |
| GALILEE | Area in which Jesus is said to have walked on water (7) |
| OLYMPUS | Take round some fluid from the body to lead us to heaven? (7) |
| CANA | Galilee town in which Jesus changed water into wine, his first miracle as recorded in the Gospel of John (2:1-11) (4) |
| BETHESDA | Healing pool in the Jerusalem of the New Testament at which Jesus cured a man disabled for 38 years (John 5:2-15) (8) |
| BLASPHEMY | Sin of which Jesus is accused in Matthew chapter 9 |
| HOLY | In legend, the vessel which Jesus used at the Last Supper (4,5) |
| GRAIL | In legend, the vessel which Jesus used at the Last Supper (4,5) |
| ISLAM | Religion in which Jesus, Moses and Abraham are prophets of God |
| BETHLEHEM | Town in which Jesus was born (9) |
| BRAISE | Cook is in the hillside in Scotland |
