| PRYCE | Jonathan -, actor who plays the future Pope Francis in The Two Popes (5) |
| BAILEY | Jonathan, actor who plays Anthony, head of the family, in Bridgerton (6) |
| GROFF | Jonathan, actor who played Jesse St James in the musical comedy series Glee (5) |
| DRONE | Facebook's solar-powered "Aquila," e.g., a model of which Mark Zuckerberg gave to Pope Francis in 2016 |
| DEVON | and 3dn, Horse ridden by Dick Francis in the 1956 Grand National (5,4) |
| POPES | Benedict and Francis, in the 21st century |
| CASTEL | Papal summer residence on Lake Albano in Lazio, opened to the public by Pope Francis in 2016 (6) |
| GANDOLFO | Papal summer residence on Lake Albano in Lazio, opened to the public by Pope Francis in 2016 (8) |
| SCOTTPELLEY | "60 Minutes" correspondent who met Pope Francis in 2015: 2 wds. |
| JONATHANPRYCE | The Two Popes actor who played the British spy Jack in 1986's Jumpin Jack Flash: 2 wds. |
| PADRE | Former title for Pope Francis |
| MITRE | Pope Francis' head gear, at times |
| SAINT | Pope Francis is named for one |
| DANTE | Poet whom Pope Francis called "a prophet of hope, a herald of humanity's possible redemption and liberation" |
| ICONS | Pope Francis and others |
| RAUL | President who met Pope Francis in 2015 |
| WILTONGREGORY | First Black American cardinal appointed by Pope Francis in 2020: 2 wds. |
| BOL | S.A. country visited by Pope Francis in July 2015 |
| THEOCRAT | The actor playing one of The Two Popes (8) |
| DEVONLOCH | and 3dn, Horse ridden by Dick Francis in the 1956 Grand National (5,4) |
