| BARABBAS | Robber in the New Testament who was released at the Passover instead of Jesus (8) |
| TAYLOR | See 51A Music superstar whose new album, Lover, was released at the end of last month (pictured) (6,5) |
| LAZARUS | Brother of Mary and Martha in the New Testament who was raised from the dead (7) |
| ANANIAS | Husband of Sapphira in the New Testament, who was struck dead for lying (Acts 5) (7) |
| MACHEATH | Captain of a gang of robbers in The Beggar's Opera (8) |
| BRIGANDS | Robbers in general, primarily in gangs (8) |
| ONSCREEN | Individual briefly spied accepting tips from convicted robber in films (2-6) |
| HEROD | King of Judea in the New Testament who tried to kill Jesus (5) |
| MICAH | Sixth of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, who was from the town of Moresheth (5) |
| TROMBONE | Instrument close to robber in first grave |
| ZADOK | In the Old Testament, who was the chief priest of King David? (5) |
| HAGAR | Egyptian maid of Sarah in the Old Testament who was mother of Ishmael by Abraham (5) |
| ABRAHAM | In the Old Testament who was the father of Isaac? (7) |
| SAUL | In the Old Testament, who was the first king of Israel? (4) |
| ELIJAH | Hebrew prophet of the Old Testament, who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (6) |
| PASCHALLAMB | In the Old Testament, the young sheep killed and eaten on the first day of the Passover (7,4) |
| PIRATE | He was a robber in the main (6) |
| ABSALOM | In the Old Testament, who was caught by his hair in an oak tree and killed by his cousin? (7) |
| URIAH | Hittite officer of the Old Testament who was married to Bathsheba (5) |
| WORMWOODSCRUBS | Prison from which Charlie Croker is released at the start of The Italian Job (1969 version) |
