| CATH | Italian home to the Basilica of St. Nicholas |
| BARI | Italian home to the Basilica of St. Nicholas |
| ASSISI | Town with the Basilica of St. Francis |
| MEDICINE | Doctor's calling Italian house to northeast (8) |
| KOLN | Basilica of St. Severin city |
| GOA | Indian state that's home to the tomb of Saint Francis Xavier, in the Basilica of Bom Jesus |
| GALILEO | --- Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, buried in the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Florence (7) |
| OCTAGONAL | Shape of the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy |
| SHOE | Item of footwear traditionally placed outside to be filled with gifts on the eve of St Nicholas Day (4) |
| STEEN | "The Feast of St. Nicholas" painter |
| MYRA | Ancient Turkish town, home of St Nicholas (4) |
| STOCKINGS | Items of hosiery into which small gifts are deposited on Christmas Eve in a tradition thought to derived from the legends of Saint Nicholas (9) |
| VICENZA | This Italian city is famous as the home of the 16th-century architect Andrea Palladio and his successor Vincenzo Scamozzi. Some of the most notable Palladian structures there are the Basilica (1549-16 |
| COINS | Collected in numismatics. metal discs minted from flans which are seasonally emulated as foil-wrapped chocolates in a tradition derived from the legend of St Nicholas (5) |
| NORTH | Cardinal, point us in the direction of Saint Nicholas! |
| SANTACLAUS | Character who evolved from the gift giving legends of Saint Nicholas (5,5) |
| PATARA | Turkish resort and birthplace of Saint Nicholas (6) |
| CREMONA | ...and the Italian home of both Stradivari and the Amatis (7) |
| SIENA | Italian home of the biannual Palio horse race |
| APSE | Some of the cheap seats found in the basilica (4) |
