| MTIDA | Site of the Cave of Zeus, in myth: Abbr. |
| IDA | Mount with the Cave of Zeus |
| CRETE | Birthplace of Zeus, in myth |
| ISAAC | Biblical figure with a tomb in the Cave of the Patriarchs |
| ABRAHAM | Prophet believed to be buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs |
| DESPAIR | Literary giant in the cave of Trophonius (7) |
| CHARYBDIS | Dangerous whirlpool opposite the cave of Scylla in Greek mythology (9) |
| GENIE | "Aladdin" character released in the Cave of Wonders |
| BEWARE | The "cave" of "cave canem" |
| HAIF | City near the cave of Elijah |
| MANACOR | Town and municipality of Mallorca which includes Porto Cristo and the Caves of Drach (7) |
| ASIMOV | "The Caves of Steel" writer |
| HERA | The queen of the Olympian gods and sister and wife of Zeus in Greek mythology |
| PINK | A minnow; a coastal fishing boat; a tinkling sound; a chaffinch; the gillyflower allied to the carnation, Cheddar Gorge "firewitch", sweet william and other "flowers of Zeus" in the genus Dianthus or, |
| MOUNTIDA | Mountain in central Crete associated with the worship of Zeus in ancient times |
| MOUNT | Mountain in central Crete associated with the worship of Zeus in ancient times |
| ALTAMIRA | Cave of ___, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cantabria, Spain, famous for its Palaeolithic paintings ( |
| RHEA | Wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus in Greek mythology (4) |
| PALATINE | One of Rome's seven hills, known in legend as the location of the cave where the she-wolf suckled Romulus and Remus (8) |
| THEPATRIARCHS | Cave of ___: Maarat Hamachpela (13) |
