| "God bless us every one," e.g. | 40 |
| "Amen" preceder | 25 |
| Muslim's mat | 16 |
| Kneeling spot | 13 |
| Orisons | 7 |
| Mass communications? | 20 |
| What the faithful say | 21 |
| They usually end 'amen' | 31 |
| They end in 'amen' | 26 |
| Parts of religious services | 27 |
| Garth Brooks "Unanswered ___" | 39 |
| Breviary contents | 17 |
| Bedtime recitations | 19 |
| Appeals to a higher authority | 29 |
| Sincerely craves | 16 |
| Seeks help from on high | 23 |
| Says the rosary | 15 |
| Says grace, e.g. | 16 |
| Says grace | 10 |
| Homophone for praise | 20 |
| Emulates a mantis | 17 |
| Earnestly hopes | 15 |
| Asks for divine help | 20 |
| Appeals to a deity | 18 |
| What a mantis does? | 19 |
| What a mantis does | 18 |
| Uses a rosary | 13 |
| Talks up? | 9 |
| Talks to the man upstairs | 25 |
| Talks to God | 12 |
| Strongly hopes | 14 |
| Seeks divine guidance | 21 |
| Says grace, for example | 23 |
| Requests earnestly, with ''for'' | 48 |
| Requests divine help | 20 |
| Recites the Pater Noster | 24 |
| Participates in a vigil, maybe | 30 |
| Offers thanks, in a way | 23 |
| Makes a novena | 14 |
| Is pious | 8 |
| Hopes earnestly | 15 |
| Bows one's head in church | 29 |
| Asks for help, in a way | 23 |
| Energetic campaign | 18 |
| Big spinning effort | 19 |
| Ad infinitum? | 13 |
| World's most populous country, initially | 44 |
| Most populous country, for short | 32 |
| DPRK neighbor | 13 |
| Where Mao ruled: Abbr. | 22 |
| Cultural Revolution country: Abbr. | 34 |
| Communist China | 15 |
| 2008 Olympics host, for short | 29 |
| '08 Olympics host, for short | 32 |
| Opposite of post- | 17 |
| Post- opposite | 14 |
| Historic introduction? | 22 |
| Palm smartphone | 15 |
| Historic leader? | 16 |
| Opposite of 'post-' | 27 |
| Historic beginning? | 19 |
| Grand ___, Nova Scotia | 22 |
| Grand ___, Evangeline's home | 32 |
| Evangeline's Grand ___ | 26 |
| Ante- | 5 |
| "Before," when before | 31 |
| Start to fix? | 13 |
| Prefix with fix | 15 |
| Start to dominate? | 18 |
| Grand --, N.S. | 14 |
| Cautionary beginning? | 21 |
| Before, before a word | 21 |
| Ante- equivalent | 16 |
| ___-K (before kindergarten) | 27 |
| Start for school | 16 |
| Relative of ante- | 17 |
| Early start? | 12 |
| Vent opening? | 13 |
| Start with school | 17 |
| Start to heat? | 14 |
| Start to conceive? | 18 |
| Prefix with school | 18 |
| Prefix meaning "before" | 33 |
| Mature introduction | 19 |
| Beginning of school? | 20 |
| Ante- relative | 14 |
| Acadians' Grand ___ | 23 |
| "Ante" relative | 25 |
| Vent opener? | 12 |
| Tense start? | 12 |
| Teen leader? | 12 |
| Start to mature? | 16 |
| Start of school? | 16 |
| Start for school? | 17 |
| Post antithesis | 15 |
| Opposite of "post-" | 29 |
| Nova Scotia's Grand ___ | 27 |
| Natal or nuptial preceder | 25 |
| Kin of ante- | 12 |
| Historic opening? | 17 |