| VOTARY | Monk or nun who has taken vows (6) |
| NOVICE | Young nun who has not taken her final vows (6) |
| DERVISH | A Muslim friar who has taken vows of poverty, sometimes noted for dancing or whirling practices (7) |
| WHIRLING | Spinning Sufi who has taken vows of poverty (8,7) |
| NUN | One who has taken vows? Not any, some say |
| PRIORY | A building where monks or nuns live, work and pray (6) |
| ABBEYS | Buildings occupied by certain communities of monks or nuns |
| CAPTOR | An officer or one who has taken a prisoner (6) |
| SISTER | Nurse or nun (6) |
| DOCTOR | Physician who has taken the Hippocratic oath to "do no harm"; informal word for a ship's cook; artificial fly used in salmon fishing; or, a nickname of W. G. Grace (6) |
| ZEEDAN | __ Nazir, Corrie lad who has taken Bethany Platt's fancy (6) |
| MASOOD | Afghanistan Test bowler who has taken 5-79 against Bangladesh (6) |
| HILARY | Paul's cousin who has taken an apartment at Eirini Rising (6) |
| AGASSI | US tennis icon who has taken up professional pickleball, Andre - - - (6) |
| TERESA | --- of Avila, sainted Spanish nun who reformed the Carmelite order and founded numerous convents (6) |
| ENNUYE | You need to see about nun who's bemused and bored |
| ORDERS | General word for societies of knights, monks, friars or nuns (6) |
| SAVAGE | Who has taken over Ray D"Arcy's slot on Today FM? (6) |
| NARINE | Mystery spinner who has taken the most wickets for KKR, he has also played a key role as a pinch hitter |
| MARCUS | Emmerdale electrician who has taken on Noah Dingle as his apprentice (6,4) |
