| SEASHANTY | *Sailor's song, as some spell it |
| ESTHETIC | Related to beauty, as some spell it |
| DOMINOS | *Activity with dotted tiles, as some spell it |
| BRONCOSOMELETTE | Concession at a Denver football game, as some spell it? |
| AXE | Woodcutting tool, as some spell it |
| FILO | Baklava dough, as some spell it |
| BATTLEAXE | Broad-bladed weapon, as some spell it |
| MACAU | Asian gambling mecca, as some spell it |
| HAJ | Pilgrimage to Mecca, as some spell it |
| FREEBEE | No-cost gift, as some spell it |
| SINGLET | Garment with which some spell 20 (7) |
| WITCHCRAFT | How some spell broomstick? (10) |
| DONUT | Some spell this with an "ugh" in the middle |
| SFORZATO | Exchanging this, some spell "emphasize", stopping at nothing with "emphasise"! (8) |
| SENSITISED | Prepared some spells and tragic destinies |
| HEXES | Some spells |
| EGGS | 'I can suck melancholy out of a song as a weasel sucks ___' (Shakespeare As You Like It act 2, sc. 5) (4) |
| NEEDS | Oliver! song, As Long as He ... Me (5) |
| STAY | Song, "- As Sweet As You Are" |
| WAS | Harry Styles song, "As It -" |
