| Curse | Universal | 26 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Bit of black magic | LA Times Daily | 22 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell | Newsday | 27 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Spell | Wall Street Journal | 06 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Magic spell, curse (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Source of bad luck, say | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 17 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Wicked spell | The Telegraph Mini | 12 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Cast a spell on (rhymes with "vex") |  |  | 
          
            | Cast a spell on | Universal | 05 May 2025 | 
          
            | Kind of magical spell |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell | New York Times Mini | 16 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Bit of dark magic | New York Times | 24 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | "Scooby Doo" girl group the ___ Girls | TV | 16 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Bad spell | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Evil spell (Informal) |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx the second former spouse (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Curse | LA Times Daily | 16 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Put a spell on | LA Times Daily | 02 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | That which a witch creates |  |  | 
          
            | Wicked spell | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 07 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Cast an evil spell on |  |  | 
          
            | ___ wrench (tool with a six-sided end) | Universal | 28 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Curse, enchantment (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Bad luck spell |  |  | 
          
            | Cast a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell | Premier Sunday | 01 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Cast a spell on (rhymes with "vex") |  |  | 
          
            | He gets ten to follow him for a spell (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix denoting six | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 28 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Witch's spell | Newsday | 16 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Place a curse on | Newsday | 30 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Bad luck curse |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch bloke with 5 across | The Times Quick Cryptic | 28 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Wicked spell | LA Times Daily | 25 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | A wizard (N Am inf) (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell | LA Times Daily | 19 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Evil magic spell | The Telegraph Mini | 31 May 2024 | 
          
            | Curse | LA Times Daily | 05 May 2024 | 
          
            | Kind of magical spell |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx or curse |  |  | 
          
            | Spell that's "broken" by 23-Across | New York Times | 10 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Bad spelling? | LA Times Daily | 10 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Curse | USA Today | 31 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | ___ nut (six-sided metal fastener) |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell | New York Times Mini | 17 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Bad spell | Universal | 15 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Cast a spell |  |  | 
          
            | See 18 Down | Mirror Quiz | 10 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Whammy | Eugene Sheffer | 27 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Malediction | The Guardian Quick | 27 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Evil spell | The Telegraph Quick | 24 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Spell of trouble | Newsday | 30 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Bewitch | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | The ___ Girls ("Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost" goth band) |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Cast an evil spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Wizard's curse | New York Times | 09 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Cast a spell on, say |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch | Newsday | 07 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Evil spell | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Wicked spell | New York Times | 08 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Put a spell on | Family Time | 07 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Evil spell | Newsday | 02 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Voodoo doing |  |  | 
          
            | Spell of bad luck? | New York Times | 26 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Curse | Canadiana | 06 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | With 69-Across, metal fastener | Wall Street Journal | 02 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Spelling example | Newsday | 28 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Spell | Thomas Joseph | 14 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Magic spell | LA Times Daily | 09 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Wicked spell | Universal | 18 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Cast an evil spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of magical spell |  |  | 
          
            | Curse | Wall Street Journal | 14 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Bewitch | LA Times Daily | 30 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Magical curse |  |  | 
          
            | Spell | Thomas Joseph | 01 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Curse | Universal | 29 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Evil spell | LA Times Daily | 21 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Put a jinx on | New York Times | 18 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Six-sided, for short | Newsday | 24 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Cross following the man's curse | The Times Cryptic | 07 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Spell | Thomas Joseph | 03 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Sky One supernatural drama series starring Christina Cole that's set in a boarding school |  |  | 
          
            | Curse | Universal | 05 May 2022 | 
          
            | Witch’s work | Wall Street Journal | 21 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | One is cast by a sorcerer | Universal | 01 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Cast an evil spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx | LA Times Daily | 27 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Spell | The Times Concise | 12 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Curse | LA Times Daily | 01 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Bad casting? | The Washington Post Sunday | 07 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | To put under a spell |  |  | 
          
            | Sorcerer’s spell | Wall Street Journal | 13 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Bad spell | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Spell | The Washington Post | 18 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Spell | LA Times Daily | 18 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Curse | New York Times | 14 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Whammy | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | 'Imperio' or 'Crucio' in the Harry Potter books | New York Times | 27 May 2021 | 
          
            | Bit of wizardry | Newsday | 20 May 2021 | 
          
            | Spell | Wall Street Journal | 08 May 2021 | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch | Newsday | 07 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Enchant | Newsday | 06 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Evil spell | Newsday | 14 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Magic spell | The Times Concise | 17 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Kind of magical spell |  |  | 
          
            | Spell | Canadiana | 07 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Spell | Thomas Joseph | 14 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Jinx | Premier Sunday | 20 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Magical curse | Universal | 18 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Bit of sorcery |  |  | 
          
            | Curse | USA Today | 13 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Bewitch | Eugene Sheffer | 04 May 2020 | 
          
            | Bewitch | Wall Street Journal | 21 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Unwanted enchantment | Newsday | 17 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Spell the wrong way? | New York Times | 12 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put a jinx on | The Washington Post | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Put a jinx on | LA Times Daily | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of sorcery | The Washington Post Sunday | 09 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Cast an evil spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Put a curse on | Jonesin | 24 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Bit of black magic | The Washington Post Sunday | 27 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Cast a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | See 24 Across | Newsday | 27 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Bit of voodoo | New York Times | 09 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Voodoo spell | Universal | 13 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Bad spell | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Witch's curse | Newsday | 29 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Six-sided, for short | Newsday | 28 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Bad spell | Newsday | 14 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Put the whammy on | Universal | 28 May 2019 | 
          
            | Evil spell | New York Times | 15 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Cast a spell on (rhymes with "vex") |  |  | 
          
            | Sorcerer's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Curse | Universal | 19 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Magic spell |  |  | 
          
            | Cause of some bad luck | New York Times | 18 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Voodoo spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of voodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Cause of some bad luck |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Curse |  |  | 
          
            | Put the whammy on |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx | LA Times Daily | 26 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Jinx | The Washington Post | 26 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Put a spell on | The Washington Post | 30 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Put a spell on | LA Times Daily | 30 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Put a spell on | Family Time | 14 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Evil spell | Wall Street Journal | 24 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Curse word? | The Washington Post Sunday | 03 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Bewitch | New York Times | 21 May 2018 | 
          
            | Whammy | LA Times Daily | 30 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Whammy | The Washington Post | 30 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Cast a spell on | Newsday | 25 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Spell cast by the fellow with kiss |  |  | 
          
            | A magic spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell | The Washington Post | 18 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Bad spell | LA Times Daily | 18 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Put a jinx on | USA Today | 16 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Witch's whammy | USA Today | 26 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Put a jinx on |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell | New York Times | 10 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | "Jonah ___," a 2010 western film based on the DC comics character of the same name, played by Josh Brolin |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell | Family Time | 20 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Witch's spell | Premier Sunday | 13 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Bewitch | The Washington Post | 03 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Bewitch | LA Times Daily | 03 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Bad spell? | Family Time | 09 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Witch's spell | Newsday | 05 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | To cast a spell on someone |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell | Irish Times Simplex | 09 May 2017 | 
          
            | Cast a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's work | Newsday | 19 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Put a curse on | Family Time | 12 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Spell | LA Times Daily | 09 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Cast a spell on | LA Times Daily | 30 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Cast a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put a whammy on | The Washington Post | 27 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Voodoo doll action | New York Times | 16 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Evil eye | LA Times Daily | 25 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Evil spell | The Washington Post | 04 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Put the whammy on | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 30 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Witch's work | Premier Sunday | 28 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | __ nut | Newsday | 04 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Magic spell | The Telegraph Quick | 02 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Put a spell on | Newsday | 13 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Bad spell? | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Malediction | New York Times | 09 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Voodoo doll action |  |  | 
          
            | Malediction |  |  | 
          
            | Put the whammy on |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Mojo | Thomas Joseph | 30 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Put a spell on | Universal | 26 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Some kind of a nut | USA Today | 11 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | That man can get cross in bad spell | Irish Times Crosaire | 20 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Base 16, briefly | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 12 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Spell | Universal | 01 May 2015 | 
          
            | Put a whammy on | New York Times | 22 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Bad bestowal | Newsday | 18 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Whammy | New York Times | 11 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Curse | LA Times Daily | 18 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Bit of voodoo | Universal | 02 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Base 16, briefly |  |  | 
          
            | Bad bestowal |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of voodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Put a whammy on |  |  | 
          
            | Curse |  |  | 
          
            | Some kind of a nut |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | 16-symbol system, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Put a jinx on |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | With 59-Down, L-shaped tool |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Mojo |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Evil eye, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Charm |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put a curse on |  |  | 
          
            | DC Comics cowboy Jonah |  |  | 
          
            | Evil eye |  |  | 
          
            | Put the whammy on |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Enchant |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | A witch might put one on you |  |  | 
          
            | Curse |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of nut |  |  | 
          
            | Place under a spell |  |  | 
          
            | Curse |  |  | 
          
            | Spell "bound" by this puzzle's four longest answers |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Baneful spell |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of witchery |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Put the whammy on |  |  | 
          
            | Place a curse on |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's specialty |  |  | 
          
            | Place a curse on |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Baneful spell |  |  | 
          
            | Give the evil eye |  |  | 
          
            | Cast a spell upon |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Cast a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's specialty |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Do voodoo on |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spelling? |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Give the evil eye |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's specialty |  |  | 
          
            | Evil eye |  |  | 
          
            | Magic spell |  |  | 
          
            | Result of hocus-pocus |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx |  |  | 
          
            | Do voodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Evil eye |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's curse |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Case of bad spelling? |  |  | 
          
            | Spell it out for someone? |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Voodoo doctor's doing |  |  | 
          
            | Curse |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Like some bolts |  |  | 
          
            | Bad thing to put on |  |  | 
          
            | 16-digit numbering system, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Practice witchcraft on |  |  | 
          
            | Bad thing to put on |  |  | 
          
            | Hoodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Base in which 48,879 is BEEF |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of screwdriver |  |  | 
          
            | Mojo |  |  | 
          
            | Put a jinx on |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of spelling? |  |  | 
          
            | Something bad that may be put on you |  |  | 
          
            | Voodoo doctor's doing |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's work |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Coven creation |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's work |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of nut or bolt |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Nut variety |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put a jinx on |  |  | 
          
            | Use black magic on |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's work |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of nut or bolt |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | One more than pent- |  |  | 
          
            | Evil spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Sorcerer's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Alternative to octal |  |  | 
          
            | Numbering system used in programming |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's work |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Result of a witch's hocus-pocus |  |  | 
          
            | Do voodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on |  |  | 
          
            | Some kind of a nut |  |  | 
          
            | Base in which 14,600,926 is DECADE |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's curse |  |  | 
          
            | Charm |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Curse |  |  | 
          
            | Charm |  |  | 
          
            | Magic spell |  |  | 
          
            | Do voodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Base 16, for short |  |  | 
          
            | Cause of bad luck |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx |  |  | 
          
            | Curse |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of nut |  |  | 
          
            | Curse |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Charm |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Enchantment |  |  | 
          
            | Curse; spell |  |  | 
          
            | Some kind of a nut |  |  | 
          
            | Sign  of sorts |  |  | 
          
            | See 53 Down |  |  | 
          
            | Machinist's ____ nut |  |  | 
          
            | Use voodoo on |  |  | 
          
            | Do voodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of sign |  |  | 
          
            | Voodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Practice witchcraft on |  |  | 
          
            | Endora's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Hoodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Put a curse on |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put a spell on someone |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch. |  |  | 
          
            | Backwoods witchcraft. |  |  | 
          
            | Six: Prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch: Dial. |  |  | 
          
            | Numerical prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Relative of a whammy |  |  | 
          
            | Witch's forte. |  |  | 
          
            | Do voodoo |  |  | 
          
            | Practice witchcraft on: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Jinx. |  |  | 
          
            | Wizard's spell |  |  | 
          
            | Spell |  |  | 
          
            | Put under a spell |  |  | 
          
            | Bewitch |  |  | 
          
            | Bad spelling? |  |  |