| BALAAM | In the Old Testament, a diviner who, when summoned to curse the Israelites, prophesied future glories for them instead |
| TOTHEMINES | In 3.2, what are the Welsh Captain's first words when summoned to the Duke of Gloucester? |
| ORACLE | A priest or priestess in ancient Greece who prophesied future events (6) |
| THESCOTTISHPLAY | Calling Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" by its name in a theater is said to curse the production; this moniker is used instead |
| SOOTHSAYER | One who foretells; a diviner or prognosticator (10) |
| IGQIRHA | X One good queen, one right husband, and a diviner (7) |
| TAROTCARD | *Item in a diviner's deck |
| EHUD | In the Old Testament, a judge who was sent by God to deliver the Israelites from Moabite domination |
| NOAH | In the Old Testament, a Hebrew patriarch who built a ship to survive the Flood (4) |
| JETHRO | In the Old Testament, a Midianite priest who became father-in-law to Moses (6) |
| RUTH | In the Old Testament, a Moabite woman who left her own people to remain with her mother-in-law Naomi (4) |
| BEDELIA | Fictional Amelia who, when asked to remove spots from a dress, cut out all the polka dots |
| DOVE | In the Old Testament, a bird sent out by Noah to assess water levels after the Flood (4) |
| GOGANDMAGOG | In the Old Testament, a hostile prince and the land from which he comes to attack Israel (3,3,5) |
| DANIEL | In the Old Testament, a youth given divine protection when thrown into the lions' den (6) |
| JONAH | In the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet who was swallowed by a great fish (5) |
| EZEKIEL | In the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet exiled to Babylon in 597 BC |
| JULIANA | As per The Netherlands... Dutch Queen (b.1909 - d.2004) who when still a Princess was given refuge in Ottawa during World War II |
| CYNIC | "A man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin," per H. L. Mencken |
| HOSEA | In the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet of the 8th Century BC (5) |
