| GOLIATH | Philistine giant in the Bible who was killed by David throwing a stone at him (7) |
| ATONES | Compensates by throwing a stone |
| DELILAH | Woman in the Bible who was bribed to discover the source of Samson's strength (7) |
| TSELIOT | He's commemorated by a stone at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey that reads "the communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living" |
| OBADIAH | Minor prophet in the Bible who predicts doom for Edom (7) |
| HOTPOOL | Place for a relaxing soak, found for example at He Puna Taimoana in Christchurch, or by Lake Rotoiti (3,4) |
| ISAAC | Boy in the bible who was demanded by God as a sacrifice to test Abraham's obedience (5) |
| ADAM | In the Bible, who was the father of Cain and Abel? (4) |
| SETH | In the Bible, who was the third son of Adam and Eve? (4) |
| NOAH | In the Bible, who was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth? (4) |
| ENOCH | Patriarch in the Bible who was the great grandfather of Noah (5) |
| JACOB | In the Bible, who was the son of Isaac and Rebecca? (5) |
| ESAU | In the Bible, who was the brother of Jacob? (4) |
| EVE | In the Bible, who was the first woman? (3) |
| ABEL | In the Bible, who was the second son of Adam? (4) |
| NABOTH | Jezreelite vineyard owner in the Bible who was stoned to death (6) |
| HAGAR | Spouse of Abraham in the Bible who was mother of Ishmael (5) |
| IRRIDEO | Sine capite vir; I laugh and mock at him |
| MAILMAN | Many dogs bark at him |
| SAUL | According to the Bible, who was the first king of the united kingdom of Israel? (4) |
