| BARTHOLOMEW | One of the twelve Apostles of Jesus, said to have been martyred in 1st-century Armenia (11) |
| CECILIA | Patron saint of music and musicians, said to have been martyred in Rome c. AD 230; feast day, 22 November (7) |
| MARYMAGDALENE | Follower of Jesus, said to have witnessed his resurrection (4,9) |
| ROME | Ancient capital, seat of the ruling empire in 1st century (4) |
| SHEEP | As Jesus said to Peter; Feed my ......... (5) |
| QUOVADIS | Novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz set in 1st century Rome (3,5) |
| CHRISTOPHER | Patron saint of travellers, widely said to have been martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius (AD 249-251) (11) |
| JOHN | In the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, generally listed as the youngest (4) |
| MATTHEW | One of the 12 apostles of Jesus, a tax- gatherer from Capernaum in Galilee (7) |
| SIMONPETER | One of the 12 Apostles of Jesus, brother of Andrew (5,5) |
| SAINTANDREW | One of the twelve apostles (5,6) |
| BRENDAN | Early Irish monastic saint, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, nicknamed 'the Navigator' (7) |
| URSULA | Legendary sainted British princess said to have been martyred with 11,000 virgins by the Huns at Cologne (6) |
| JAMES | Two of the apostles of Jesus; a son of Zebedee and the son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:2) (5) |
| NATHANIEL | One of the twelve apostles according to John; maybe the Bartholomew of other gospels (9) |
| SIMON | One of the Twelve Apostles, chosen by Jesus as one of his first disciples (5) |
| DISCIPLE | One of the personal followers of Christ during his life, especially one of the 12 Apostles (8) |
| ANDREW | One of the Apostles of Jesus Christ; son of Jonah (6) |
| LOCHARD | Which Scottish lake, near Ben Nevis, gave its name to a clipper that wrecked near the Twelve Apostles, which in turn gave its name to a gorge near the site of the wreck? (4,3) |
| MATTHIAS | Disciple chosen by lot to replace Judas as one of the 12 apostles after the Ascension (Acts 1:15-26) (8) |
