| Stage trickery gives Mother the medal one included (5) |
|
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| Mean Grinch regularly spoilt enchantment (5) |
|
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| Wonderful trio by Chopin, initially |
|
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| Wonderful spell? (5) |
|
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| Field where things disappear? |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2024 |
| _ act |
|
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| Stage trickery (5) |
|
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| Merlin's craft |
|
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| Orlando team |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Flying rug, ... carpet |
|
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| Witchcraft tabloid leads 99 (5) |
|
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| Sorcery |
The Times Concise |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Prestidigitation |
Puzzler Backwords |
19 Mar 2024 |
| Marvellous witchcraft (5) |
|
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| A Bruce Springsteen album or a Coldplay single (5) |
|
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| "- - - Marcus", what BT commentator Ali Eykyn dubbed the Quins fly-half after his star showing v Gloucester (5) |
|
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| With 8-Across, it might involve a sudden disappearance |
|
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| Mysterious power of soldier appearing in raincoat (5) |
|
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| A trick business, of course (5) |
|
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| David Blaine's forte |
Commuter |
07 Feb 2024 |
| ___ wand, Harry Potter's stick (5) |
|
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| A magician's power (5) |
|
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| A word for sorcery; charm or enchantment; conjuring, illusion or trickery by means of prestidigitation; or, any exceptional talent or skill (5) |
|
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| Orlando's NBA team |
Commuter |
30 Jan 2024 |
| "24K ___," Bruno Mars song from the eponymous 2016 studio album that reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
|
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| & 1D The -, 1967 novel by Angela Carter (5,7) |
Mirror Quiz |
26 Jan 2024 |
| American ___ - US sailing team challenging for 37th America's Cup (5) |
|
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| Word that follows "black" and refers to dark wizardry in folklores |
|
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| Potter's area of expertise |
New York Times |
17 Jan 2024 |
| & 22D The -, 1813 literary work by German romantic writer Friedrich de la Motte Fouque |
Mirror Quiz |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Sorcery, trickery (5) |
|
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| Mother has soldier caught with enchantment (5) |
|
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| Wizards can do this |
|
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| Perhaps tricks old lady rolling fag (5) |
|
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| Sorcerer's power (5) |
Puzzler |
16 Dec 2023 |
| Soldier in a raincoat gets mysterious power (5) |
|
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| ___ Johnson, basketball legend |
Puzzler Backwords |
09 Dec 2023 |
| The --- Flute, opera |
|
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| Harry Potter's forte |
|
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| "December Will Be ___ Again," 1980 Kate Bush single that peaked at number 29 on UK Singles Chart |
|
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| Orlando's NBA team |
Universal |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Wise men with key to a form of sorcery |
|
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| Comparing Now and Then with Revolution is very enjoyable (5) |
|
|
| Harry Potter's field of study |
|
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| Harry Potter subject |
|
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| Making a coin vanish, e.g |
Universal |
31 Oct 2023 |
| Harry Potter's field of study |
|
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| Like Tamino's flute in a famous opera |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2023 |
| Wizard's skill |
Newsday |
14 Aug 2023 |
| Copperfield field |
LA Times Daily |
08 Aug 2023 |
| Tricky business? |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Aug 2023 |
| "Black ___," 2015 song by Little Mix whose missing word is related to 17a |
|
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| Harry Potter's domain |
|
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| Very good! (informal) |
The Guardian Quick |
03 May 2023 |
| Sorcery |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 May 2023 |
| Sorcerer's specialty, in a fairy tale |
|
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| It's taught at Hogwarts |
|
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| __ touch |
LA Times Daily |
01 Feb 2023 |
| Sorcerer's skill |
Universal |
25 Jan 2023 |
| Specialty of Penn and Teller |
Premier Sunday |
15 Jan 2023 |
| Wizardry |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2023 |
| Orlando team |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Dec 2022 |
| Sorcery |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Wicked Zoroastrian priests caught |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Dec 2022 |
| Hermione Granger's forte |
|
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| ___: The Gathering, collectible and trading card game created by Richard Garfield in 1993 |
|
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| Word before 'wand' or 'touch' |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2022 |
| Harry Potter subject |
|
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| Specialty of clerics, druids and paladins, in Dungeons & Dragons |
New York Times |
19 Oct 2022 |
| Orlando team |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Aug 2022 |
| With 1-Across, genie containers |
Universal |
25 Aug 2022 |
| Orlando team |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Aug 2022 |
| Prestidigitation |
The Times Concise |
14 Aug 2022 |
| Harry Potter's domain |
|
|
| Sorcery |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Marie Kondo's 'The Life-Changing __ of Tidying Up' |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2022 |
| Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing __ of Tidying Up" |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2022 |
| The art of illusion |
Irish Times Simplex |
07 May 2022 |
| Wonderful! First Macbeth, then Hamlet briefly, making a comeback? |
|
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| Wonderful! First Macbeth, then Hamlet briefly, making a comeback? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Mar 2022 |
| Say Abracadabra please? |
The Guardian Quiptic |
28 Feb 2022 |
| He tricked his way into this 1 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 Feb 2022 |
| Potion-maker's forte |
The Washington Post Sunday |
13 Feb 2022 |
| Very special microphone inlaid with silver |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Dec 2021 |
| ___ Johnson, American retired professional basketball player who runs a conglomerate company in his name |
|
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| Witchcraft or sorcery, say |
|
|
| ___ Johnson, former basketball champion and previous stakeholder of the Los Angeles Lakers |
|
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| ___ Johnson, former LA Laker who guest starred on "The Simpsons" as himself |
|
|
| Wry reply to 'How'd you do that?' |
New York Times |
24 Aug 2021 |
| Copperfield field |
The Washington Post |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Copperfield field |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Harry Potter's field of study |
|
|
| Wizardry |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 May 2021 |
| Sorcery |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 May 2021 |
| Wise men caught in wizardry |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 May 2021 |
| ___ Johnson, former NBA player from the Showtime era |
|
|
| Sorceress's specialty |
Universal |
27 Apr 2021 |
| End of cigar snipped off... Then turned around... Stuck tip of matchstick in front of it... Wonderful! |
|
|
| "The ___," third book by Rhonda Byrne in "The Secret" series |
|
|
| Wizardry |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Sorcery |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Amazing soldier enters river doing a backflip |
|
|
| Breaking out of a sealed box or walking on water, seemingly |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Word before 'trick' or 'carpet' |
USA Today |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Enchantment |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Nov 2020 |
| Illusionist's act |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2020 |
| Seasonal visitors beginning to congregate? Very good |
|
|
| ___: The Gathering (collectible card game) |
Universal |
26 Oct 2020 |
| Conjuring |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Oct 2020 |
| "Practical ___," 1998 film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as witches |
|
|
| "Summertime ___," hit song by Childish Gambino which was featured in the movie "Guava Island" |
|
|
| Enchantment |
The Times Concise |
07 Oct 2020 |
| 6 Down great Johnson |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2020 |
| 'Akata Witch' study |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2020 |
| Wizard's skill |
Newsday |
06 Jul 2020 |
| Charming river flowing west around German isle |
|
|
| Joe wearing raincoat? Marvellous! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Jun 2020 |
| Orlando ___, NBA team which competes in the Eastern Conference and was established in 1989 |
|
|
| In which Merlin's mostly enveloped by a little smoke in turn? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 May 2020 |
| Card game subtitled 'The Gathering' |
USA Today |
11 May 2020 |
| "24K ___," third studio album by Bruno Mars |
|
|
| Wizardry |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Apr 2020 |
| ___ carpet, mode of transport in Disney's "Aladdin" |
|
|
| Charm of coat worn by soldier |
|
|
| ___ Johnson, one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has the highest assists per game in NBA history and introduced "Showtime" |
|
|
| Brilliant soldier hacked into computer |
|
|
| Hocus-pocus |
Premier Sunday |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Great spelling |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Nov 2019 |
| Wizardry |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Spelling in publication with one chapter |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Harry Potter study |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2019 |
| Sleight of hand from wise guys and leading criminal |
Irish Times Crosaire |
27 Jul 2019 |
| Tricks |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2019 |
| Orlando squad |
Family Time |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Wise men caught in sorcery |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Jul 2019 |
| Warlock's practice |
The Washington Post Sunday |
26 May 2019 |
| Making a rabbit disappear, e.g |
Universal |
15 May 2019 |
| Houdini's skill |
Premier Sunday |
12 May 2019 |
| Superb trio from the East by college |
|
|
| Harry Potter's forte |
The Washington Post |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Harry Potter's forte |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2019 |
| What is taught at Hogwarts? |
|
|
| Tricks that treat |
The Washington Post |
31 Mar 2019 |
| Tricks that treat |
LA Times Daily |
31 Mar 2019 |
| Business of wizards and fairies |
|
|
| Supernaturalism |
Canadiana |
14 Jan 2019 |
| Tricks |
|
|
| Harry Potter's forte |
|
|
| Tricks that treat |
|
|
| Making a rabbit disappear, e.g. |
|
|
| Harry Potter study |
|
|
| Harry Potter's study |
Newsday |
21 Oct 2018 |
| Sorcery |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2018 |
| Wise men begin claiming charm |
|
|
| NBA great's nickname |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2018 |
| Enchanting soldier in trenchcoat? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Aug 2018 |
| Tricky business? |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Leger de main |
Canadiana |
02 Jul 2018 |
| __ touch |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2018 |
| __ touch |
The Washington Post |
09 Jun 2018 |
| Caught by wise men doing spells |
|
|
| Harry Potter's field of study |
|
|
| Trick with ace |
|
|
| Cool US soldier in rain gear |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Feb 2018 |
| Some Vegas entertainment |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2018 |
| Hidden 3-D image |
The Washington Post |
19 Jan 2018 |
| Hidden 3-D image |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jan 2018 |
| Like pulling a hare out of a hat |
|
|
| __ touch |
|
|
| Hidden 3-D image |
|
|
| Sorcery |
|
|
| Tricky business? |
|
|
| Tricky business |
|
|
| NBA nickname since the '70s |
The Washington Post |
17 Dec 2017 |
| NBA nickname since the '70s |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2017 |
| Copperfield's field |
LA Times Daily |
22 Nov 2017 |
| Copperfield's field |
The Washington Post |
22 Nov 2017 |
| Wonderful / conjuring |
|
|
| Tricks |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2017 |
| Tricks |
The Washington Post |
19 Oct 2017 |
| Study at Hogwarts |
New York Times |
30 Sep 2017 |
| Wonderful conjuring tricks |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Sep 2017 |
| Orlando cagers |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Aug 2017 |
| Remarkable assistance for speaker besetting a Government |
|
|
| Wonderful glossy I start to contemplate |
|
|
| Sorcerer's activity |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2017 |
| Potter's field? |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2017 |
| Enchantment, conjuring tricks |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
26 Mar 2017 |
| Kind of bullet (40% silver) that doesn't kill – it cures! |
|
|
| Pulling a rabbit out of a hat, e.g |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2017 |
| Pulling a rabbit out of a hat, e.g. |
|
|
| Study at Hogwarts |
|
|
| Copperfield's field |
|
|
| Tricks |
|
|
| NBA nickname since the '70s |
|
|
| Marvellous computer screens generating interest, initially |
|
|
| Orlando cagers |
The Washington Post |
18 Nov 2016 |
| David Blaine's art |
Universal |
26 Oct 2016 |
| Illusions in an act |
LA Times Daily |
09 Oct 2016 |
| Wonderful US soldier in waterproof coat |
|
|
| Illusions in a stage act, collectively |
LA Times Daily |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Wise men note skill |
|
|
| The art of spelling |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Jun 2016 |
| Potter's practice |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2016 |
| Illusions in a stage act, collectively |
|
|
| Illusions in an act |
|
|
| Charming mother caught going after soldier |
|
|
| Mysterious soldier in raincoat |
|
|
| Orlando team |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Nov 2015 |
| Excellent spelling! |
|
|
| Potter's field |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Sep 2015 |
| Tricks wise guys at college |
Irish Times Crosaire |
11 Sep 2015 |
| See 35-Down |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2015 |
| Legerdemain |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Jul 2015 |
| Charms, spells, illusions |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Jun 2015 |
| Soldier in raincoat exchanged cow for these Bs (according to the story) |
|
|
| The art of illusion |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 Jun 2015 |
| Illusionist's specialty |
Universal |
16 May 2015 |
| Orlando hoopsters |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2015 |
| Wizardry |
Newsday |
25 Feb 2015 |
| Wizardry |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Feb 2015 |
| Prestidigitation |
New York Times |
22 Jan 2015 |
| Potter's field |
|
|
| Harry Potter's study |
|
|
| Illusionist's specialty |
|
|
| Simon LeBon's Who cover "___ Bus" |
|
|
| Wizardry |
|
|
| See 35-Down |
|
|
| Prestidigitation |
|
|
| Orlando hoopsters |
|
|
| Host entertains a soldier with charm |
|
|
| Illusionist's act |
|
|
| America "You Can Do ___" |
|
|
| Card tricks, e.g. |
|
|
| "That old" stuff of song |
|
|
| Penn and Teller's act |
|
|
| Illusions |
|
|
| "That Old Black ___" |
|
|
| Penn & Teller's field |
|
|
| Hogwarts curriculum |
|
|
| Hocus-pocus activity |
|
|
| David Copperfield's forte |
|
|
| "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from ___": Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
| Hogwarts teaching |
|
|
| David Copperfield's forte |
|
|
| David Copperfield's specialty |
|
|
| Field at Hogwarts |
|
|
| Like a lot of 15 and one amongst 22 — marvellous! |
|
|
| "There is real __ in enthusiasm": N.V. Peale |
|
|
| Illusionist's specialty |
|
|
| Potter's practice |
|
|
| Potter's practice |
|
|
| See 63-Down |
|
|
| Word with square or number |
|
|
| Like Mozart's flute |
|
|
| Blackstone's craft |
|
|
| Abracadabra stuff |
|
|
| The art of illusion |
|
|
| Abracadabra stuff |
|
|
| "Abracadabra" stuff |
|
|
| Potter's field? |
|
|
| "It's ___!" |
|
|
| Wizard's skill |
|
|
| Illusionary entertainment |
|
|
| As if by ___ (miraculously) |
|
|
| With 17-Across, illusionist's act, and this puzzle's title |
|
|
| What Muggles can't do, in Harry Potter books |
|
|
| Hocus-pocus |
|
|
| Johnson of basketball |
|
|
| David Copperfield's field |
|
|
| With 17-Across, illusionist's act, and this puzzle's title |
|
|
| What Muggles can't do, in Harry Potter books |
|
|
| Hocus-pocus |
|
|
| Hat tricks, perhaps? |
|
|
| Criss Angel's field |
|
|
| Orlando hoopsters |
|
|
| Orlando cagers |
|
|
| Tricky business? |
|
|
| Orlando cagers |
|
|
| ___ Johnson |
|
|
| Orlando cagers |
|
|
| Tricks and such |
|
|
| Penn and Teller's shtick |
|
|
| Orlando quintet |
|
|
| Potter's field? |
|
|
| Tricks and such |
|
|
| Copperfield's field |
|
|
| Muggles can't do it |
|
|
| Tricks in an act |
|
|
| Illusionist's genre |
|
|
| Tricks in an act |
|
|
| Amway Arena team |
|
|
| Sleight of hand |
|
|
| Illusionist's specialty |
|
|
| Making things vanish, say |
|
|
| Word that may precede the beginning of 20-, 32-, 41-, and 52-Across |
|
|
| Kind of carpet |
|
|
| Making things vanish, say |
|
|
| Word preceding bullet or square |
|
|
| Cape wearer's field |
|
|
| Teammate of Kareem |
|
|
| Spelling, e.g.? |
|
|
| Wand-waving result |
|
|
| Prestidigitation, e.g. |
|
|
| __ Marker |
|
|
| Heat rivals |
|
|
| Earvin Johnson's nickname |
|
|
| David Blaine's art |
|
|
| Mandrake's forte |
|
|
| Kind of touch |
|
|
| Black __ |
|
|
| Kind of touch |
|
|
| __ Marker |
|
|
| Black __ |
|
|
| Orlando's basketball team |
|
|
| David Blaine's skill |
|
|
| Potter's field? |
|
|
| Penn and Teller's specialty |
|
|
| David Copperfield forte |
|
|
| Orlando team |
|
|
| Orlando team |
|
|
| See 97-Down |
|
|
| Sorcery |
|
|
| Wizardry |
|
|
| Sleight of hand |
|
|
| Blackstone's craft |
|
|
| Blackstone forte |
|
|
| Like Mozart's flute |
|
|
| Wizardry |
|
|
| Spells and such |
|
|
| Florida five |
|
|
| Like Mann's mountain |
|
|
| Copperfield's field |
|
|
| Florida sports team |
|
|
| Mandrake's field |
|
|
| Abracadabra stuff |
|
|
| Orlando five |
|
|
| Witchcraft |
|
|
| Copperfield's field |
|
|
| Harry Blackstone's field of expertise |
|
|
| Certain stage show |
|
|
| Copperfield's field |
|
|
| Earvin's nickname |
|
|
| Conjurer's art |
|
|
| ELO's "Strange ___" |
|
|
| Teller's area |
|
|
| Kind of marker |
|
|
| Florida five |
|
|
| Potter's power |
|
|
| Mandrake's forte |
|
|
| Harry Blackstone's field |
|
|
| Penn and Teller's act |
|
|
| Basketball great Johnson |
|
|
| Specialty of David Copperfield and David Blaine |
|
|
| David Copperfield's forte |
|
|
| Penn and Teller's forte |
|
|
| Harry Potter's study |
|
|
| Southern dunkers |
|
|
| Abracadabra stuff |
|
|
| Merlin's forte |
|
|
| Sorcery |
|
|
| How to get something from nothing, perhaps |
|
|
| Extraordinary charm |
|
|
| NBA nickname |
|
|
| Very special microphone inlaid with silver |
|
|
| Penn and Teller's act |
|
|
| Doug Henning s forte |
|
|
| Conjurer's forte |
|
|
| Houdini's specialty |
|
|
| Witchery |
|
|
| Hoodoo |
|
|
| Where there's more than meets the eye |
|
|
| Legerdemain |
|
|
| Earvin Johnson's nickname |
|
|
| Rival of 17 Across |
|
|
| Like Mann's mountain |
|
|
| Onetime talk show host Johnson |
|
|
| Like Mozart's flute |
|
|
| Johnson of basketball |
|
|
| Johnson of basketball fame |
|
|
| To a witch, it's black |
|
|
| Conjuring |
|
|
| Necromancy |
|
|
| N.B.A. team |
|
|
| Orlando N.B.A. team |
|
|
| Merlin's medium |
|
|
| Arlen's old black art? |
|
|
| Henning's forte |
|
|
| Necromancy |
|
|
| Sleight of hand |
|
|
| David Copperfield's forte |
|
|
| ___ Johnson of N.B.A. fame |
|
|
| Henning forte |
|
|
| Hocus-pocus |
|
|
| Thaumaturgy |
|
|
| Enchantment |
|
|
| "It's ___," 1948 hit song |
|
|
| Black ___ |
|
|
| Legerdemain |
|
|
| Kind of carpet |
|
|
| Wand or lantern |
|
|
| Merlin's forte |
|
|
| Voodoo |
|
|
| Enchanting. |
|
|
| Enchantment. |
|
|
| Mysterious power. |
|
|
| Merlin's forte. |
|
|
| Witchery. |
|
|
| Entertainment for young and old. |
|
|
| Bewitchery. |
|
|
| Hocus-pocus. |
|
|
| Extraordinary power. |
|
|
| One kind of carpet. |
|
|
| "The ___ Flute." |
|
|
| Sorcery. |
|
|
| "The ___ Mountain." |
|
|
| Thaumaturgy. |
|
|
| Wizardry. |
|
|
| Thurston's field. |
|
|
| Mulholland's forte. |
|
|
| Mysterious influence. |
|
|
| John Mulholland's forte. |
|
|
| Harry Blackstone's forte. |
|
|
| Thurston's forte. |
|
|
| Necromancy. |
|
|