| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PONTIFF | Pope | |
| ENCYCLICAL | Pope's letter | |
| PAPACY | Pope’s office | |
| VATICAN | Pope’s residence | |
| PETER | The first pope | |
| PAPAL | Of the pope | |
| LANGUOR | Listless indolence; dreaminess. Pope. | |
| SEE | Witness in Pope’s Holy Court | |
| OPERA | Pope rarely catches musical drama | |
| BREVE | Old musical note; Pope's letter | |
| UNPOPE | To deprive of a pope. | |
| POPEDOM | The jurisdiction of the pope. | |
| POPELING | A petty or deputy pope. | |
| BOPEEP | Careless sheep tender could be Pope! | |
| CARDINAL | Pope’s former role was fundamentally important | |
| PAPE | A spiritual father; specifically, the pope. | |
| SISTINE | Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus. | |
| PAPARCHY | Government by a pope; papal rule. | |
| BLACKTAIL | A fish; the ruff or pope. | |
| BENEDICT | The Pope who preceded the present one | |
| PONTIFIC | Of or pertaining to the pope; papal. | |
| ANTIPAPAL | Opposed to the pope or to popery. | |
| PONTIFICIAN | Of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope. | |
| OPPOSITE | �Pope” is to “change”, as “rich” is to “poor” | |
| PAPESS | A female pope; i. e., the fictitious pope Joan. | |