| Non-spiritual | 13 |
| Pertaining to worldly things | 28 |
| Occurring once in a century | 27 |
| Nonecclesiastical | 17 |
| Like some marriage ceremonies | 29 |
| Like Iran's government before the Ayatollah | 47 |
| Make less ecclesiastical | 24 |
| Laypersons | 10 |
| Laypeople | 9 |
| Inheritance by next to oldest | 29 |
| Batten down | 11 |
| Safe from harm | 14 |
| Protected from danger | 21 |
| Not at risk | 11 |
| Impervious to break-ins | 23 |
| Safe partner | 12 |
| Like online banking (hopefully) | 31 |
| Like an encrypted transmission, in theory | 41 |
| In code, perhaps | 16 |
| Impervious to bugs | 18 |
| Firmly in place | 15 |
| Fastened tightly | 16 |
| Encrypted, perhaps | 18 |
| Unable to get loose | 19 |
| Locked in | 9 |
| Fastened down | 13 |
| Grantadvance | 12 |
| Phone that can't be tapped | 30 |
| Firmly | 6 |
| In a risk-free manner | 21 |
| How to moor a boat | 18 |
| Seat belt, e.g. | 15 |
| Fit to be tied? Call these people | 33 |
| Makes safe | 10 |
| Battens down | 12 |
| Ties down | 9 |
| Ties tightly | 12 |
| Lashes down | 11 |
| Most sheltered | 14 |
| Most safe | 9 |
| Making safe | 11 |
| Word with blanket or guard | 26 |
| Word with "blanket" or "guard" | 50 |
| Guards, collectively | 20 |
| CSIS word | 9 |
| Anxiety reducer | 15 |
| Source of comfort | 17 |
| Provider of a sense of protection | 33 |
| Strip's comforter | 21 |
| Standby for Linus | 17 |
| Sleepy night watchman's accessory? | 38 |
| Reassurance provider | 20 |
| Linus' trademark in "Peanuts" comics | 50 |
| Linus' anxiety reducer | 26 |
| It reduces anxiety | 18 |
| Crutch of a sort | 16 |
| Comforting carry-along for kids | 31 |
| Comforter of a sort | 19 |
| Metaphorical comfort | 20 |
| Certain safeguards | 18 |
| Russia, China and France are in it | 34 |
| What a lessee often gets back less of | 37 |
| Residency requirement, often | 28 |
| Keys dumped in the TSA agent's tray at the airport? | 55 |
| Gated community employee | 24 |
| What track runners do to feel safe? | 35 |
| Breach of classified info | 25 |
| Plumber's concern at the Defense Department? | 48 |
| 007's protection | 20 |
| Cabinet member: Abbr. | 21 |
| Cabinet position: Abbr. | 23 |
| Cabinet head: Abbr. | 19 |
| Cabinet dept. head | 18 |
| Office asst. | 12 |
| Minutes taker, briefly | 22 |
| Main cabinet mem. | 17 |
| Head of an Executive dept. | 26 |
| First aide, for short? | 22 |
| Executive dept. head | 20 |
| Exec's asst. | 16 |
| Exec. department head | 21 |
| Corp. letter handler | 20 |
| Corp. assistant | 15 |
| Certain asst. | 13 |
| Cabinet member (abbr.) | 22 |
| Cab. head | 9 |
| Admin. asst. | 12 |
| ___ of State (Hillary's post, for short) | 44 |
| But, to Brutus | 14 |
| But: Lat. | 9 |
| But, to Caesar | 14 |
| But, to Cicero | 14 |
| But, to Cato | 12 |
| Stood behind | 12 |
| Latin conjunction | 17 |
| But, to Ovid | 12 |
| Thirst, in Madrid | 17 |
| But, to Cassius | 15 |
| But, to Britannicus | 19 |
| But, in old Rome | 16 |