| DAYOFATONEMENT | Another name for Yom Kippur, considered the holiest time of the year in Judaism (3,2,9) |
| ISLAM | Mecca is considered the holiest city in this religion (5) |
| YOMKIPPUR | The holiest day of the year in Judaism, also called the Day of Atonement (3,6) |
| RAMADAN | The month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith. (7) |
| SECONDADAM | A description of Christ used by John Newman in Praise to the Holiest in the Height |
| KAABA | Cube-shaped building in Mecca; one of the holiest places of Islam (5) |
| KOLNIDREI | Ron liked to alter current opening prayer for Yom Kippur eve (3,6) |
| MECCA | The holiest city in the religion of Islam (5) |
| SANCTUARY | A sacred place such as a shrine or temple; the holiest part of a church, also called the chancel; a place of refuge; or, a nature reserve (9) |
| STARCH | Even in the holiest Archbishop there's part of a potato |
| FAST | Stop eating as for Yom Kippur |
| SHOFAR | Ram's horn blown for Yom Kippur |
| HASHANAH | Rosh _, the New Year in Judaism (8) |
| SAUDIARABIA | Kingdom sometimes called 'The Land of The Two Holy Mosques' in reference to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places in Islam (5,6) |
| PEPPERPOT | The holiest of sprinklers? (6,3) |
| AMRITSAR | In India the site of the Sikh's holiest temple (8) |
| OSCARS | Tinseltown's holiest-of-holies... only the preserve of the stars. (6) |
| MEDINA | One of the three holiest cities of Islam (pop about 1.5 million) (6) |
| JERUSALEM | Holiest city in Judaism (9) |
| GANGES | The Hindus" holiest river. (6) |
