| Scharnhorst commander et al. | 28 |
| German count and family | 23 |
| Inquired, in Inverness | 22 |
| Talkative African explorer? | 27 |
| Nile-source explorer | 20 |
| Lake Victoria discoverer | 24 |
| Lake Tanganyika discoverer John | 31 |
| John ___, English explorer who named Lake Victoria | 50 |
| "Fidelity" singer Regina | 34 |
| Dwelling in a cave | 18 |
| Cave: Prefix | 12 |
| Compete in a bee | 16 |
| Bit of witchcraft | 17 |
| Witch's incantation | 23 |
| Relieve temporarily | 19 |
| Punishment from a witch | 23 |
| Write letters? | 14 |
| What Circe cast | 15 |
| Weather period | 14 |
| Say ''C-H-E-E-S-E''? | 36 |
| It can be hot or cold | 21 |
| Hogwarts lesson | 15 |
| Hide words from the kids, maybe | 31 |
| Cast thing | 10 |
| Bit of time | 11 |
| Bewitchment | 11 |
| "How do you ___ relief?" | 34 |
| World of Warcraft attack | 24 |
| Word with hot or cold | 21 |
| Word with cold or breathing | 27 |
| Wizard's work | 17 |
| Wizard's incantation | 24 |
| What a wizard casts | 19 |
| Time sPAce | 10 |
| Short period | 12 |
| Say, "B-E-E," say | 27 |
| Say "C-H-E-E-S-E"? | 28 |
| Say "C-A-T" or "D-O-G," e.g. | 48 |
| Say "B-A-D-G-E," e.g. | 31 |
| Say ''B-O-O''? | 30 |
| Relieve, as for a break | 23 |
| Participate in a Scripps-sponsored event | 40 |
| Participate in a certain bee | 28 |
| Participate at a bee | 20 |
| Mind your p's and q's? | 30 |
| Magic weapon? | 13 |
| Magic touch? | 12 |
| Magic effect | 12 |
| Magic act? | 10 |
| Kind of checker | 15 |
| It may be cast by a witch | 25 |
| Incantation, perhaps | 20 |
| Hogwarts curriculum part | 24 |
| Form a word | 11 |
| Entrancement | 12 |
| Enchanted state | 15 |
| Circe's magic | 17 |
| Casting call? | 13 |
| Bit of witch's work | 23 |
| Bewitched state | 15 |
| Be in a bee? | 12 |
| "How do you _____ relief?" | 36 |
| Entrance, as through oratory | 28 |
| Big hit on the lecture circuit | 30 |
| Labor Day orator, perhaps | 25 |
| Excellent speaker | 17 |
| Enthralling orator, e.g. | 24 |
| A dynamic speaker, e.g. | 23 |
| Hypnotic | 8 |
| Sure to fascinate | 17 |
| LBO for Alfred Hitchcock? | 25 |
| "And finally, a copy of the crossword documentary 'Wordplay' to keep that special someone ___!" | 113 |
| Where a witch's influence ends? | 35 |
| Wholly engrossed wackaloon? | 27 |
| Word processor function | 23 |
| Word-processor feature | 22 |
| Word processing process | 23 |
| Word processing feature | 23 |
| Scan for typos | 14 |
| HEX VERIFY | 10 |
| Word-processing function | 24 |
| Typo-detecting program | 22 |
| ... proofreading device? | 24 |
| Modern writers' aids | 24 |
| Board game for witches? | 23 |
| Indicate peril | 14 |
| Was busy at a bee? | 18 |
| Took part in a school bee | 25 |
| Took part in a bee | 18 |
| Vied in a bee | 13 |
| Took the place of | 17 |
| Took part in a bee, perhaps | 27 |
| Spoke literally? | 16 |
| Participated in a bee | 21 |
| Made a bee line? | 16 |
| Gave a rest | 11 |
| I arrived at the crime scene at 9 a.m. The kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Ladey, ___ ... | 85 |
| Bee contestant | 14 |
| School primer | 13 |
| Early textbook | 14 |