| ABEDNEGO | One of three men, according to the Book of Daniel, thrown into the fire by Nebuchadnezzar (8) |
| MAINSAILS | Sloop features rational men, according to Spooner (9) |
| MARS | Whence came men, according to John Gray? (4) |
| LOGGIA | It's put on the fire by a soldier in the arcade (6) |
| DIDNT | "We ___ Start the Fire" by Billy Joel |
| SHADRACH | One of three men who, in the Book of Daniel, are thrown into a fiery pit (8) |
| ADONIJAH | The fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel |
| BIMANUAL | According to the book, it's said to be performed with both hands |
| KHALEESI | Dothraki title for a queen in the fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by US author George R. R. Martin, borne by the character Daenerys Targaryen (8) |
| LIONSDEN | Dangerous place in the Book of Daniel |
| ENTITLED | Had a right to the book in the end (8) |
| STUDIOUS | Boss with notes of debt is diligent as to the books (8) |
| PULITZER | Award given to the book in 1961 |
| EPHRAIM | Second son of Joseph and Asenath according to the Book of Genesis in the Bible (7) |
| NIMROD | According to the Book of Genesis, a mighty hunter who was the great-grandson of Noah (6) |
| ABEL | According to the book of Genesis, the first human to die (4) |
| ARARAT | Mount at which, according to the book of Genesis, Noah's ark came to rest |
| SUSANNA | Second American girl adding to the book of Daniel (7) |
| ADAM | The first man, according to the Book of Genesis (4) |
| NOAH | Who built the Ark, according to the book of Genesis? (4) |
