| ARIMATHEA | In the Bible, this man donated his new tomb for the body of Jesus, Joseph of ... |
| SATURDAY | In the Bible, this was the seventh day of the week (8) |
| STRENGTH | In the Bible, this was Samson's attribute |
| CATACOMB | Underground tomb for the dead |
| TATE | Sugar magnate Henry, who donated his art collection |
| LOCUST | The Bible: this insect features in one of the ten plagues of Egypt. (6) |
| PIETA | A representation of Mary in sculpture or painting grieving over the body of Jesus after the crucifixion |
| BETAPIETA | Wager one's sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus? |
| OEUVRE | French word for the body of work of a painter, writer or composer (6) |
| ENSOR | "Skeletons Fighting for the Body of a Hanged Man" painter |
| EUXINESEA | Ancient Greek name for the body of water between Turkey and Ukraine (6,3) |
| RIVEROTTER | Playful creature named for the body of water it inhabits (2 wds.) |
| BAYSCALLOP | Seafood morsel named for the body of water it inhabits (2 wds.) |
| SEATURTLE | Long-lived creature named for the body of water it inhabits (2 wds.) |
| HEBREWALPHABET | In English Bibles, this provides names for the 22 parts of Psalm 119 |
| FUSELAGE | Term for the body of an aeroplane (8) |
| LAKETROUT | Fish named for the body of water it inhabits (2 wds.) |
| CHASSIS | Supporting framework for the body of a vehicle (7) |
| SHAHJAHAN | Mogul emperor who built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife (4,5) |
| WRIGHT | Joseph - of Derby; artist whose paintings include The Blacksmith's Shop, The Orrery and The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus (6) |
