15 across
For
the
moment,
embracing
holy
book?
Never!
(3,4)
For the moment, embracing holy book? Never! (3,4)
hints
0
checks
0
hints
The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition here is Never!, an emphatic exclamation. For the wordplay, NONCE is what "for the moment" gives you (as in "for the nonce"), and it's embracing OT, the holy book (Old Testament). Slot OT in after the first N and you get N, OT, ONCE.