| KNOX | John, theologian who established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1560 (4) |
| KIRK | The _, the Presbyterian Church of Scotland (4) |
| MDLX | 1560, on a cornerstone |
| ELDER | In the Presbyterian church, a lay member who assists the minister (5) |
| ROBERT | The earl of Leicester suspected of murdering his first wife, Amy Robsart, in 1560 (6,6) |
| DUDLEY | The earl of Leicester suspected of murdering his first wife, Amy Robsart, in 1560 (6,6) |
| BAPTISM | One of two sacraments in the Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| ELMERS | Body of laymen in the Presbyterian church (6) |
| SELKIRK | Shortly dispose of the church of scotland in town (7) |
| IANPAISLEY | Northern Ireland religious and political leader who died in 2014; co-founder of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster |
| BURNEJONES | Artist and stained glass designer who painted Sidonia von Bork 1560, The Beguiling of Merlin and The Golden Stairs; one of the last Pre-Raphaelites (5-5) |
| GA | Highest court of the Presbyterian Church (abbr) (1,1) |
| PRESBYTER | What is an elder in the Presbyterian Church? (9) |
| CHALMERS | 19th century leader of the Free Church of Scotland in Dunedin, with a local settlement named after him (8) |
| TOLEDO | El Greco's home city; replaced by Madrid as capital of Spain in 1560 |
| MODERATOR | Leader of the Presbyterian church (9) |
| MARYOFGUISE | Wife of James V of Scotland, who ruled as regent (1554-1560) |
| UNITEDREFORMEDCHURCH | Which Protestant sect was formed in England in 1972 from the union of the Presbyterian and Congregat |
| UFFIZI | Florence nuseum designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560, fan-ous for its colledions of andent paintings and sculptures (6) |
| CHARLESIX | Catherine de' Medici and Henry II's son who ruled as king of France from 1560 until his death in 1574 (7,1,1) |