| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| REGRETFUL | Penitent | |
| APOLOGISE | Be penitent | |
| PENAUNT | A penitent. | |
| REGRETFULLY | In a penitent manner | |
| REPENTANT | Penitent; sorry for sin. | |
| PENITENTLY | In a penitent manner. | |
| IMPENITENT | One who is not penitent. | |
| ABSOLUTION | The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. | |
| PENITENCE | The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition. | |
| CONTRITE | Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent. | |
| REPENTANCE | The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. | |
| CONFESSIONAL | ...st sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who... | |