| GANDOLFO | Papal summer residence on Lake Albano in Lazio, opened to the public by Pope Francis in 2016 (8) |
| CASTEL | Papal summer residence on Lake Albano in Lazio, opened to the public by Pope Francis in 2016 (6) |
| DRONE | Facebook's solar-powered "Aquila," e.g., a model of which Mark Zuckerberg gave to Pope Francis in 2016 |
| NEWSCASTS | As thrown to the public by the media? (9) |
| RASSLER | Captain Lou Albano, in dialect |
| DEBUT | First appearance before the public by an actor or by a girl, in society |
| WILTONGREGORY | First Black American cardinal appointed by Pope Francis in 2020: 2 wds. |
| BOL | S.A. country visited by Pope Francis in July 2015 |
| RANELAGH | The pleasure gardens in Chelsea, alongside the Thames, opened to the public in the mid-18th century (8) |
| BIARRITZ | Seaside resort on the Bay of Biscay, site of a hotel originally built as a summer residence for Empress Eugenie (8) |
| BALMORAL | Which castle is regularly used by the British royal family as a summer residence? (8) |
| BENEDICT | Pope ___ XVI: he was succeeded by Pope Francis (8) |
| PEPERINO | Brown or grey rock consisting of condensed and cemented volcanic ash found outside Rome in the Albano Hills (8) |
| MARIVENT | Summer residence of the Spanish royal family in Mallorca (8,7) |
| CASTELGANDOLFO | Summer residence of the pope since 1626, on the edge of Lake Albano SE of Rome (6,8) |
| OVERTURE | Musical piece given in public, by river (8) |
| FRASCATI | Town and summer resort in Lazio, Italy, noted for its white wine (8) |
| UNFURLED | Opened to the wind |
| LAICISED | Opened to the laity |
| CATACOMBS | The ___, series of underground ossuaries in Paris opened to the public in the 19th Century (9) |
