| NICODEMUS | Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin who, according to St John's Gospel, showed favour to Jesus |
| BACH | "Passion According to St. John" composer |
| ESSENES | Contemporaries of the Pharisees and Sadducees |
| SECTS | The Pharisees and others |
| LAZARUS | Figure brought back to life by Jesus in St John's Gospel (7) |
| WEPT | "Jesus ___" (St John's Gospel, xi. 35) (4) |
| HILLEL | Rabbi, born in Babylonia, who was president of the Sanhedrin and the first to formulate principles of biblical interpretation |
| IKIDYOUNOT | One child and a member of the flock reportedly learn to adapt at last - it's true! (1,3,3,3) |
| CANDLEMAS | Christian holiday commemorating the presentation of Christ at the temple in Jerusalem, which according to St Luke included the sacrifice of two turtledoves |
| TINDALL | Former rugby union player and a member of the British royal family, Mike _ (7) |
| USHA | Ancient town seat of the Sanhedrin during the Roman period (4) |
| FLIGHTY | Frivolous, irresponsible and a member of the jet set? (7) |
| ROASTING | Ridiculing parole centre and a member of The Police (8) |
| SONGSMITH | eg McCartney, Boy George at first, and a member of Morrissey's group? (9) |
| NASI | Head of the Sanhedrin |
| ATARI | Company whose in-house newsletter was called The Gospel According to St. Pong |
| BETHANY | Town in which Lazarus was raised from the dead, according to St John’s Gospel |
| CUCKOO | Said to sing from St Tiburtius' Day (April 14) to St John's Day (June 24), a bird whose arrival/song in April is a traditional signal that spring has arrived (6) |
| GODSPELL | Musical which reworked the Gospel According to St. Matthew (8) |
| LORDS | Founded in 1787 on what is now Dorset Square and later moved to St John's Wood, the home of cricket (5) |
