| BANSHEE | A female spirit in Irish and Scottish Highland folklore who wails before a death in a household (7) |
| BOOBRIE | A mythical water bird of Scottish Highlands folklore with the ability to roar |
| CRYPTIC | Mysterious wail before photo capturing ghost's foot (7) |
| BODHRAN | Shallow one-sided drum used in Irish and Scottish folk music (7) |
| SLAINTE | Say Cheers! in Irish and Scottish Gaelic |
| MAC | This Gaelic word for 'son' often appears as a prefix in Irish and Scottish surnames |
| MARLOWE | Christopher ___, influential English playwright and poet stabbed to death in a Deptford tavern in 1593 (7) |
| ARSENIC | Cause of Philip Boyes's death in a Dorothy Sayers novel |
| PALEASA | Ghost: scared to death, in a way (4,2,1) |
| BANSHEES | Female spirits in Irish legend whose wailing warns of a death in the house (8) |
| HEARTH | A ___ tax was in force in England from 1662- 89, based on the number of fireplaces in a household (6) |
| AUPAIR | Person who carries out domestic work in a household in return for board and lodging (2,4) |
| CHRISTOPHERMARLOWE | English dramatist and poet supposedly stabbed to death in a tavern brawl in 1593 (11,7) |
| GIGUE | From "dance, fiddle", a lively rustic folk dance of English, Irish and Scottish origin, imported into France in the mid-17th century (5) |
| JAMESDEAN | Actor who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor alter his death in a 1955 car crash (5,4) |
| TROLL | Supernatural creature in Scandinavian folklore who dwells in caves and mountains (5) |
| BABAYAGA | Witch of Slavic folklore who lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs |
| LITTLEJOHN | In folklore, who fought with Robin Hood with quarterstaffs on a bridge? (6,4) |
| NAIAD | Diana represented a female spirit (5) |
| OTISREDDING | Dock of the Bay became ____'s first US number one hit the year after his death in a plane crash |
