| HEZEKIAH | King of Judah noted for his religious reforms (2 Kings 18-19) (8) |
| ELIJAH | Hebrew prophet during the reign of King Ahab who denounced the worship of Baal and other pagan gods (I Kings 18) (6) |
| LOLLARD | Member of the 14th century religious reform movement led by John Wycliffe (7) |
| MESSIAEN | Olivier, French composer and organist noted for his religious themes (8) |
| MESSIDOR | Tenth month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from 18/19 June to 18/19 July; the month of harvest (8) |
| REHOBOAM | Son of Solomon and the first king of Judah (8) |
| MANASSEH | Son of Hezekiah who was the 14th king of Judah (8) |
| KOESTLER | Author of 2 Kings outside Stoke, terribly lost (6,8) |
| BUDDHISM | Friend almost married, ending his religious belief (8) |
| ATHALIAH | Hail a hat turned inside out by Racine's queen (2 Kings 11:1) (8) |
| STARKERS | Such as 2, king and queens with nothing on (8) |
| REMALIAH | Pekah's father (2 Kings 15;25) (8) |
| ABDULLAH | Name of two kings of Jordan and one of Saudi Arabia (8) |
| ELGRECO | Greek-born Spanish painter noted for his religious works, d. 1614 (2,5) |
| SPENCER | Sir Stanley _; English painter noted for his religious works (7) |
| TITIAN | Italian painter noted for his religious and mythological works (6) |
| TREKKERS | They travel the hard way, two kings and queen ___ very French all around (8) |
| KRAKATOA | Two kings supplying alias to a largely defunct island (8) |
| SANSKRIT | Language without appeal draws in two kings (8) |
| CESAR | Belgian composer known for his religious works (5,6) |
