| DAN | One of the 12 sons of Jacob |
| JUDAH | One of the 12 sons of Jacob |
| TRIBESOFISRAEL | Groups traditionally descended from one of the 12 sons of Jacob (6,2,6) |
| LEVI | 1 of the 12 sons of Jacob |
| ADITYA | One of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi. |
| ASHER | In the Bible, the last of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (5) |
| ISSACHAR | In the Old Testament, the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 30:17- 18) (8) |
| TRIBES | The 12 ___ (From the sons of Jacob) (6) |
| JOSEPH | One of Jacob's 12 sons |
| GAD | One of Jacob's 12 sons (3) |
| SIMEON | Second of the six sons of Jacob and Leah in the Old Testament (Genesis 29) (6) |
| TWELVE | Number of sons of Jacob and Tribes of Israel (6) |
| REUBEN | Eldest of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 29:32) (6) |
| CROSS | Monument such as any one of the 12 commissioned by Edward I in memory of his first wife Eleanor of Castile, or one used as the focal point of a market-square (5) |
| LEVITES | One of the 12 tribes of Israel, keepers of the book of the Law (7) |
| JACOB | Patriarch with 12 sons |
| DISCIPLE | One of the personal followers of Christ during his life, especially one of the 12 Apostles (8) |
| HYPERION | One of the 12 Greek Titans, father of Helios the sun, Selene the moon and Eos the dawn (8) |
| PEER | Member of the House of Lords; noble titled duke, marquis, earl, Viscount or baron, or, one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne's court (4) |
| REVISIT | Further address rising row about half-a-dozen sons (7) |
