| OATHS | Statements recited in court |
| ANGELUS | In the Roman Catholic church, a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday and in the evening (7) |
| OATH | Something recited in a swearing- in ceremony |
| SHEMA | Central declaration of faith in Judaism, recited in morning and evening prayers; Hebrew, 'hear' (5) |
| CERTIFIED | Guaranteed if recited in a different way (9) |
| SINS | They're recited in confessions |
| QURAN | Holy book recited in Arabic |
| ANTIPHON | Words recited in panto, perhaps, when horse enters |
| RHAPSODIES | Epic poems recited in ancient Greece (10) |
| ODEUM | Poem hesitantly recited in ancient Greek theatre (5) |
| REELED | Recited in rapid succession, with "off" |
| CHANTED | How Chinese Charlie and Ted recited in a singing manner (7) |
| KNAVE | Jack recited in the body of the kirk (5) |
| NEWT | "Eye of ___ and toe of frog" (part of a recipe recited in "Macbeth") |
| MANTRA | From Sanskrit for "instrument of thought", a sacred word/syllable such as "Om" recited in meditation; or, any frequently repeated motto/phrase (6) |
| AUDEN | 20th Century poet whose poem Funeral Blues is recited in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral (5) |
| KOLNIDREI | An Aramaic declaration recited in the synagogue before the beginning of the evening service on every Yom Kippur |
| THELORDSPRAYER | Shady reporter wrong about length of request recited in church (3,5,6) |
| REDROSE | Flower compared to love in a poem by Robert Burns that was recited by the Prince of Wales in a BBC Scotland audio project (3,4) |
| QUEUE | Line in letter recited (5) |
