| KAMI | Animistic god or spirit |
| INVOKE | Call on a god or spirit (6) |
| TOTEMIST | One belonging to an animistic clan or tribe |
| TOTEMS | Animistic figures |
| SHAMANISM | Animistic religion of northern Asia |
| SHAMAN | Fake, an animistic priest |
| VOODOO | Animistic cult |
| SHAMANS | Animistic priests (7) |
| TOTEM | Animistic emblem |
| SOUL | Psyche or spirit; essence or essential part; sound-post or "anima" of a violin; or, the lungs of a goose (4) |
| PRESENCE | The state or fact of one's existence; an imposing or commanding personality; one's attendance; or, a ghost or spirit (8) |
| PLUCK | A short sharp pull of an eyebrow, fowl's feather or fruit from a tree; a strum or twang of a musical string; or, the heart, liver and lungs of an animal, hence courage, guts, heart or spirit (5) |
| GHOST | A spectre or spirit; a person's soul; semblance; a faint trace, glimmer or vestige; or, a 1990 film featuring the song Unchained Melody (5) |
| ANIMATION | Word for the state of being alive; or, the technique of giving life or spirit to still images, models or puppets (9) |
| MORALE | Opening milk or beer, or spirit? (6) |
| BITTER | Nippy; or, acrid in taste or spirit (6) |
| NUMEN | In ancient Roman religion, a deity or spirit presiding over a thing or place (5) |
| ETHOS | Greek word meaning "character" for the fundamental values or spirit of a people, individual or era (5) |
| EXERCISE | A workout for body, mind, soul or spirit in the form of drills, keep fit, meditation, a musical etude, a school task, training or worship (8) |
| LIFT | Word for an elevator or ski tow; a free ride in someone else's car; or a boost to one's mood or spirits (4) |