| FAUSTIAN | Relating to Goethe's hero who sold his soul |
| FAUST | German astronomer and necromancer, who sold his soul to the devil (5) |
| MEPHISTOPHELES | In medieval mythology, the devil to whom Faust sold his soul (14) |
| DEVIL | To whom Faust sold his soul |
| MEPHISTO | Demon to whom Faust sold his soul |
| ESAU | Biblical figure who sold his birthright to his brother Jacob |
| JOHNLEGEND | All of Me R&B singer who sold his music catalog in 2022: 2 wds. |
| RIDER | 2007 action film about a stunt motorcyclist who inadvertently sells his soul to Mephistopheles, Ghos |
| DAMNYANKEES | Musical about a man who sells his soul to become a baseball phenom |
| JOHN | According to the song, 'his soul goes marching on' (4,5) |
| BROWN | According to the song, 'his soul goes marching on' (4,5) |
| CORE | Shawn Mullins gets down to his "Soul's" on '98 album |
| DORIANGRAY | The Picture of - -; Oscar Wilde's novel based on a character who sells his soul (6,4) |
| DALI | H. Kane's Spurs teammate gives up his soul to be an artist (4) |
| DOCTORFAUSTUS | Christopher Marlowe play in which the titular character gives his soul to the devil (6,7) |
| OSCAR | Forename of a dramatist, novelist, poet and wit who also wrote short stories including The Fisherman and His Soul, The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant and The Star-Child (5) |
| ATEASE | "His soul shall dwell ___..." (Ps. 25:13) |
| EASE | "His soul shall dwell at ___" (Psalms 25:13) |
| PROPHETIC | Support with backing - quote opening of Hamlet - such was his soul (9) |
| ABOND | "Bind his soul with ___" (Num. 30:2) |
