| FRAGRANT | Sweet and holy father given a monetary allowance (8) |
| BASIL | Herb with "sweet" and "holy" varieties |
| SPENCE | Old dialect or Scots word for a cottage parlour; a buttery, larder, pantry or other storeroom for victuals and domestic equipment; or, a monetary allowance (6) |
| PAGODA | Father and Holy Father atop a temple (6) |
| FINED | Audibly discover when given a monetary penalty |
| PREVIOUS | The Holy Father entered with the prior (8) |
| STANDARD | A flag; an upright fruit tree; a song with established popularity, or, a monetary system based on gold (8) |
| SEMESTER | Prophet collecting me and holy man for period of study (8) |
| PITIABLE | Poor and holy, albeit dancing around (8) |
| PRECIOUS | Treasured and holy, covering about 100 (8) |
| CRUSADES | America invested in different types of sacred and holy wars (8) |
| VAMPIRES | Fictional creatures repelled by crosses and holy water (8) |
| BIGTHREE | Sounds more or less like red wood leads to Father, Son and Holy Spirit (3,5) |
| DRYSTONE | Teetotaller and holy man have one wall built without support (3-5) |
| PAPER | Father given a set of exam questions |
| PATRIOTIC | Loyal father given a lot of credit, supporting three |
| DARED | Recovering father given a challenge (5) |
| KIP | 1,000lb; a monetary unit of Laos; a wooden paddle to spin Australian pennies in a game of two-up; a calf/lambskin; a bundle of hides; a bed; or, a nap or a snooze (3) |
| APPOINT | Give the post to father - given backing and a sharp tip (7) |
| PAW | Father's given wife a hand |