| TORAH | The most holy of the sacred writings in Judaism |
| VEDA | Any or all of the sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit |
| MECCA | The most holy city in the religion of Islam (5) |
| GODDIEST | The most holy may get one sold out (8) |
| ZOROASTER | Persian prophet, the founder of a dualistic religion set forth in the sacred writings of the Zend-Avesta (9) |
| SCRIPTURES | Sacred writings in the Bible |
| SUTRA | Sacred writings, in part useful when read up |
| KORAN | Sacred writings in one book or another (5) |
| BIBLICAL | Relating to the sacred writings of Christians (8) |
| DOME | A shrine in East Jerusalem; the third most holy place of Islam, _ of the Rock (4) |
| MEDINA | City in Western Saudi Arabia, the second most holy city of Islam (6) |
| CARDINAL | In the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the Sacred College who ranks next after the pope (8) |
| ICHING | One of the 'Sacred Books of the East' |
| PSALM | One of the sacred songs in the Bible (5) |
| MSS | Miss out one of the writings, in short (3) |
| FESTSCHRIFT | A collection of writings in honour of a scholar |
| RIGVEDA | Oldest of the sacred books of Hinduism, composed in Sanskrit from around 1500 BC (3-4) |
| SEED | "The ___ of the Sacred Fig" (film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, who fled Iran shortly before attending its Cannes premiere, in May, 2024) |
| MARYMACKILLOP | A saint, who co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart? (4,9) |
| ARKOFTHECOVENANT | Wooden chest residing within the Jewish Holy of Holies (3,2,3,8) |
