| AGNUS | ____ Dei, John the Baptist's description of Jesus, John 1.29 |
| DEI | Lamb of God: agnus ____, Ioannes 1.29 |
| SALOME | The daughter of Herod who demanded John the Baptist's head (6) |
| REPENT | Heed John the Baptist's advice |
| ZACHARIAH | Bible: John the Baptist's father (9) |
| ZACHARIAS | John the Baptist's father |
| TORCHBEARER | Proponent for Catholic member of audience interrupted by leader of Baptists |
| TOTALIMMERSION | System of baptism used by Baptists (5,9) |
| HERODIAS | In the New Testament, the mother of Salome who asked for the head of John the Baptist (8) |
| REGNUM | Newfoundland's motto, Quaerite Prime ___ Dei (Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God) |
| BAPTISMAL | Baptists leave poet Eliot and Mal concerned with christening (9) |
| ALABAMA | A priest held a Baptist's head under the river (7) |
| HERODANTIPAS | 1st Century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known for his purported role in the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus (5,7) |
| HEROD | --- Antipas, 1st-Century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known for his purported role in the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus (5) |
| ANTIPAS | Herod -------, tetrarch of Galilee, who ordered the execution of John the Baptist (7) |
| OPUS | ___ Dei, organization in "The Da Vinci Code" |
| PROTESTANTS | Baptists and Methodists, e.g. |
| JOIN | Baptist's husband turning to one couple |
| TINTORETTO | 16th Century Venetian painter whose works include The Birth of John the Baptist (10) |
| MIDSUMMERSDAY | June 24, the feast of St John the Baptist |
