| MAGICSCHOOLBUSHES | Shrubbery at an academy for wizards and witches? |
| OBAMA | First First Lady to announce the Best Picture winner at an Academy Awards ceremony |
| HOUSEELVES | Magical creatures in the Harry Potter series that serve wizards and witches (5,5) |
| SEMINARY | An academy for the training of priests and rabbis (8) |
| FINISHINGSCHOOL | Institut Villa Pierrefeu, or, formerly, Eggleston Hall, but either way, it's an academy for a lady's social refinement, perhaps before her debutante ball (9,6) |
| NBA | Org. for Wizards and Warriors |
| WANDS | Accessories for wizards and fairies |
| BASKETBALL | Game for Wizards and Warriors |
| ARENAS | Places for Wizards and Warriors to duel |
| ROBES | Attire for wizards and judges |
| CLOAKS | Apparel for wizards and thieves |
| HALLOWEEN | On October 31 some shall owe enjoyment to ghosts and witches! (9) |
| POINTY | Like elves' ears and witches' hats |
| AZKABAN | Harry Potter's film adventure about an escapee from this prison for wizards |
| MAESTRI | Short hallucinogenic experience inferior to same high for wizards |
| WARLOCKS | Latches onto end of battle for wizards (8) |
| HAUNTED | A spooky spot: This type of house is home to ghosts, goblins and witches |
| NOWANDTHEN | Problem for wizard, this being the case at times (3,3,4) |
| STRAWMAN | Brainless type looking for wizard for drinking with one of the workers (8) |
| WHATSUP | ["Give me 'The Academy' for $600"] This was only the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, after "Beauty and the Beast" |
