| BIRDING | Observation of cardinals, say |
| NUMBERS | Book of cardinals, say (7) |
| CREDO | Cardinal, say, breaking firm set of beliefs (5) |
| ICHNEUMON | Fly head of Irish church to meet cardinal, say |
| REDPOLLS | Cardinal, say, with parrots or other birds (8) |
| RHYMED | Cardinal, say, framing endless paean in verse? |
| DEAR | Cardinal, say, is back holding a letter-opener |
| CATHOLIC | Broad-minded cardinal, say? |
| NIGHTWATCH | Deterioration of thatching with observation of late? |
| DEAN | Head of the College of Cardinals |
| REMEDIED | English doctor cut into cardinal, say, and effected cure (8) |
| REAPED | Gathered primate is being shielded by cardinal, say (6) |
| OPPOSITENUMBER | Rival's face to face with cardinal, say (8,6) |
| POINTTO | Suggest it could be the second Cardinal, say? (5,2) |
| SIMON | Observation of mating bull in market as judge of talent (5,6) |
| SIGHTING | Observation of model in the course of expressing regret (8) |
| ASTROPHYSICS | Scientific study of the observation of celestial bodies (12) |
| STAR | Celestial body traditionally hung upon the highest bough when decorating, in observation of one said to have guided the Magi to the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem (4) |
| CONCLAVE | What name is given to the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope? (8) |
| CONCAVE | Set of cardinals overlooking Latin characteristic of an arch? (7) |
