| Pearly Gates tender | 19 |
| Noted gateman | 13 |
| Heavenly gatekeeper | 19 |
| Heaven's gatekeeper | 23 |
| First pope of Rome | 18 |
| Ancient angler | 14 |
| Wimbledon winner of 1977 | 24 |
| Transfiguration witness | 23 |
| Titular author of two books of the Bible | 40 |
| Subject in many a joke | 22 |
| Revered guardian | 16 |
| Religious guardian | 18 |
| Pearly Gates sentinel | 21 |
| Pearly Gates gatekeeper | 23 |
| Noted gateman? | 14 |
| Martyr of first-century Rome | 28 |
| Legendary gatekeeper | 20 |
| Keeper of the highest gates | 27 |
| Heavenly gateman | 16 |
| Heaven's gate VIP | 21 |
| Guardian of the Pearly Gates | 28 |
| God's gatekeeper | 20 |
| Gateman? | 8 |
| Gatekeeper, according to some | 29 |
| Gatekeeper addressed in "Sixteen Tons" | 48 |
| Gatekeeper | 10 |
| Fishermen's patron | 22 |
| First pope, in Catholicism | 26 |
| First in a line of 260+ | 23 |
| Figure in many a New Yorker cartoon | 35 |
| Famous higher-up in admissions? | 31 |
| Ethereal gatekeeper | 19 |
| Character in many jokes | 23 |
| Celestial gateman | 17 |
| Brother of the Apostle Andrew | 29 |
| Bouncer in many jokes | 21 |
| Apostle believed by Catholics to be the first Bishop of Rome | 60 |
| Vatican City basilica | 21 |
| Workplace for Michelangelo | 26 |
| Where Charlemagne was crowned | 29 |
| Where cardinals gather | 22 |
| Vatican neighbor | 16 |
| Tourist site in Rome | 20 |
| Stop on a Vatican City tour | 27 |
| Site of Michelangelo's Pietà | 35 |
| Site of a Bernini baldacchino | 29 |
| Roman square | 12 |
| Its dome was designed by Michelangelo | 37 |
| Home of the Pietà | 20 |
| Fisherman's shrine | 22 |
| Cardinals' gathering place | 30 |
| Cardinals may flock here | 24 |
| Heavenly ruler? | 15 |
| Martinique town destroyed by Mt. Pelée in 1902 | 49 |
| Martinique city destroyed by the 1902 eruption of Mt. Pelée | 62 |
| French isl. south of Newfoundland | 33 |
| City destroyed by the volcano Mt. Pelée | 42 |
| 20th-century pope | 17 |
| One of three popes | 18 |
| 2nd century pope | 16 |
| Second-cen. pope | 16 |
| Hand tool used for bigger jobs than fastening a few pages together | 66 |
| Motor oil additives | 19 |
| Some race-car decals | 20 |
| Some auto maintenance store products | 36 |
| Postal items: Abbr. | 19 |
| Postage items: Abbr. | 20 |
| P.O. commemoratives | 19 |
| Organ knobs: Abbr. | 18 |
| NASCAR additives | 16 |
| Indy 500 engine supplements | 27 |
| Canonized patron of glass measuring cups? | 41 |
| Ship: Abbr. | 11 |
| Riv. boat | 9 |
| Bering or Formosa (Abbr.) | 25 |
| Narrow waterway: Abbr. | 22 |
| Orchestra sect. | 15 |
| Bering, e.g.: Abbr. | 19 |
| Liner: Abbr. | 12 |
| Type of ship: Abbr. | 19 |
| The Bosporus, e.g.: Abbr. | 25 |
| Ocean vessel: Abbr. | 19 |
| Water channel: Abbr. | 20 |
| Violins and such, briefly | 25 |
| Vessel: Abbr. | 13 |
| Vessel on the Atl. | 18 |
| Part of an orch. | 16 |
| Narrow water passage: Abbr. | 27 |
| Narrow channel: Abbr. | 21 |
| Gibraltar, for one: Abbr. | 25 |
| Cellists' sect. | 19 |
| Bering or Dover: Abbr. | 22 |
| Bering ___: Abbr. | 17 |
| Watercraft: Abbr. | 17 |
| Violins' sect. | 18 |
| Violins, cellos, etc.: Abbr. | 28 |
| Violins and such: abbr. | 23 |
| Violin or viola, briefly | 24 |
| Violas' sect. | 17 |
| Vienna's country | 20 |