| ASCENSIONTIDE | India's sect, one involved in religious festival |
| RADII | Taking little notice, one involved in religious instruction spoke again and again |
| EYELID | Cry endlessly in religious festival - one dropped to sleep? |
| DIWALI | Artist capturing female group on rise in religious festival (6) |
| PASSOVER | Elements of football and cricket used in religious festival (8) |
| DIVALI | Singer and boxer linked in religious festival (6) |
| ASCENSIONDAY | Maverick canonised, say, in religious festival (9,3) |
| ISMAILI | Muslim sect, one with post in southern isle |
| PROSECUTING | Group in sect one may be pursuing by law (11) |
| SUSPECT | Dodgy American President involved in religious group |
| RISE | A wage increase is involved in Religious Education (4) |
| ELI | Old priest involved in religious controversy |
| LAYBROTHER | Put down sibling involved in religious activity |
| OCULIST | Love is integral to religious sect, one helping us see the light? |
| ASCETIC | A peculiar sect, one cold and austere (7) |
| SEEKS | Searches for members of a Hindu sect, one might say |
| NUTCASE | World forum backed and manipulated a sect, one with crazy ideas (7) |
| SECRET | About to get involved in religious group - not many know it |
| DIONYSIA | Large religious festival in ancient Athens in honour of the god of wine (8) |
| CORPUSCHRISTI | Religious festival in honour of the Eucharist, and when a unique dance is perfored in Pollensa, Mallorca |
