| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LEOI | Pope before Hilarius |
| LEOI | Predecessor of Pope Hilarius |
| LEOI | Pope before Hilary |
| PAULII | Pope before Sixtus IV |
| LEOIV | Pope before Benedict III |
| PIUSV | Pope before Gregory XIII |
| LEOX | Pope before Adrian VI |
| LEOV | Pope before Sergius III |
| ALEXANDERVI | Pope before Pius III |
| LEOXI | Pope before Paul V |
| ADRIANIII | Pope before Stephen V |
| PACELLI | Pope Pius XII before 1939. |
| KAROLWOJTYLA | John Paul II, before becoming pope |
| LEOXI | Pope before Paul V, whose papacy lasted less than four weeks |
