| TROILUS | Trojan lover of Cressida, according to some |
| CRESSIDA | Trojan lover moved by sad cries |
| CAPARISON | Bard's trick, capturing a Trojan lover |
| PANDAROS | In medieval legend, the procurer of Cressida on behalf of Troilus (8) |
| ACHILLES | He was the son of Peleus and Thetis and chief hero of the Greeks in the Trojan War. In Troilus and Cressida (act 1, scene 2), Cressida says, "There among the Greeks ___, a better man than Troilus." |
| CALCHAS | He is the son of Thestor (a priest of Apollo) and a famous soothsayer among the Greeks at the time of the Trojan War. In Troilus and Cressida (act 4, scene 5), Troilus says, "My Lord Ulysses, tell me, |
| SCREE | Stone at the bottom of a mountain, according to some of the Apostles' Creed (5) |
| PITBULL | Name for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers that has (unfairly, according to some) a "dangerous" reputation due to its use in dogfighting (7) |
| WHEEL | The numbers on what device add up to 666, the "number of the beast" according to some? (8,5) |
| ROULETTE | The numbers on what device add up to 666, the "number of the beast" according to some? (8,5) |
| KUPE | According to some Maori traditions, who was the first navigator to sail to these shores? (4) |
| PUN | The lowest form of humor, according to some |
| SNUFF | According to some, has sufficient amount of tobacco (5) |
| CONTINUE | Nothing needs to change place according to some Europeans |
| SETH | Biblical character according to some of these theologians (4) |
| WORLD | A tortoise supports the weight of this, according to some legends |
| PER | According to some of the shoppers (3) |
| MIST | Incorporeal form of a vampire, according to some legends |
| PEARLY | The gateway to Heaven according to some Christian denominations, _ gates (6) |
| HELL | It's comprised of nine circles, according to some |