| WEIL | French philosopher and mystic Simone |
| SIMONEWEIL | Emile is now recast as French philosopher and mystic (6,4) |
| SARTRE | French philosopher and author of Being and Nothingness |
| RUMI | Poet and mystic in spirit, I? (4) |
| ECKHART | Johannes --, c1260-c1327, German theologian and mystic (7) |
| SEANPENN | Oscar winner for Milk and Mystic River |
| LEHANE | Dennis who wrote "Shutter Island" and "Mystic River" |
| PENN | Sean ---, I Am Sam and Mystic River star (4) |
| CAMUS | 20th century French philosopher and novelist (5) |
| DESCARTES | French philosopher and some things to mark his birthday? |
| DIDEROT | Denis -, French philosopher and encyclopedist |
| RENEDESCARTES | French philosopher and mathematician (4,9) |
| ROUSSEAU | Jean-Jacques --, 1712-78, French philosopher and writer (8) |
| MARCEL | Gabriel --, 1889-1973, French philosopher and dramatist (6) |
| COMTE | Auguste - - -, French philosopher and writer who founded positivism (5) |
| ABELARD | Peter --, French philosopher and scholar (1079-1142) (7) |
| VOLTAIRE | French philosopher and writer |
| SIMONE | ___ de Beauvoir, French philosopher and writer (6) |
| DENIS | French philosopher and writer (1713-84) (5) |
| DERRIDA | Jacques ---, Algerian-born French philosopher and literary critic (7) |
