| HOLYSEE | The papacy or papal court (4,3) |
| PAPAL | Of the papacy or about the pope |
| THRONE | From the Greek meaning "elevated seat", an episcopal, monarchal or papal chair, sometimes raised upon a dais; or, the duties and power ascribed to a king or queen (6) |
| APOCRYPHA | Religious books disturbing papacy or capturing hearts? (9) |
| LATERAN | and 31ac, 1929 agreement by which the papacy recognised the state of Italy, with Rome as its capital, and Italy in return recognised papal sovereignty over the Vatican City |
| CURIOSA | Strange things overseas taking place in the papal court (7) |
| AVIGNON | Which French city was the seat of the papacy for most of the 14th Century? (7) |
| LONGEST | Like the papacy of Pius IX, after St. Peter |
| CURIA | The papal court put the secret service around the old city (5) |
| MONSIGNOR | The title of various senior Roman Catholic posts, such as a prelate or an officer of the papal court |
| SEE | Understand the Holy one to be the papal court (3) |
| TREATY | see 24ac, 1929 agreement by which the papacy recognised the state of Italy, with Rome as its capital, and Italy in return recognised papal sovereignty over the Vatican City |
| CURIAL | Copper coin (old English) belonging to the papal court (6) |
| GUELPH | Member of a political faction in medieval Italy that supported the Papacy and opposed the Holy Roman emperor and the Ghibellines (6) |
| OFTHEFISHERMAN | Morris West book about the papacy, with 'The' |
| SEEOFROME | Court of the Papacy (3,2,4) |
| PROTESTANTS | Which Christians reject the authority of the papacy? (11) |
| MANCHURIA | China's part in fellow hardhead entering the papal court (9) |
| ABBREVIATORS | Those who shorten and formerly a college of officers of the papal court (12) |
| MERCURIAL | Sprightly magician drops in, going round papal court |
