| 100% | NINA | 4 | "I Put a Spell on You" singer Simone |
| 83% | NINA | 4 | "I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of ___ Simone" |
| 78% | NINA | 4 | Simone who sang "I Put a Spell on You" |
| 73% | NINASIMONE | 10 | "I Put a Spell on You" artist |
| 71% | SIMONE | 6 | Nina who sang "I Put a Spell on You" |
| 71% | JAYHAWKINS | 10 | “Screamin’ ” performer of “I Put a Spell on You” |
| 70% | SCREAMIN | 8 | ___ Jay Hawkins, rock pioneer who wrote "I Put a Spell on You" |
| 69% | NINA | 4 | With 44-Down, jazz great who sang "I Put a Spell on You" |
| 68% | ABRACADABRA | 11 | Steve Miller Band "remake" of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You"? |
| 68% | PUT | 3 | "I ___ a Spell on You" (Nina Simone classic) |
| 66% | WIZARD | 6 | He can put a spell on you |
| 64% | SPELL | 5 | "I Put a ___ on You" (Nina Simone classic) |
| 64% | SPELL | 5 | "I Put a ___ on You" (Nina Simone song) |
| 60% | SPELL | 5 | I Put a __ on You; song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
| 57% | SPELL | 5 | Nina Simone's "I Put a __ on You" |
| 55% | HOCUSPOCUS | 10 | 1993 film featuring a cover of "I Put a Spell on You" sung by 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | PUT | 3 | "I ___ a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins hit) |
| 55% | HEXED | 5 | Put a spell on |
| 55% | HEX | 3 | Put a spell on |
| 55% | ENCHANT | 7 | Put a spell on |
| 55% | HEXES | 5 | Puts a spell on |
| 54% | IPUT | 4 | "___ a Spell on You" |
| 53% | IPUT | 4 | Nina Simone's "___ a Spell on You" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | IPUT | 4 | "___ a Spell on You" (1956 hit) |
| 52% | BEWITCH | 7 | Enchant someone, put a spell on them |
| 51% | TOMWALKER | 9 | Leave a Light On and Just You and I singer |
| 51% | IPUT | 4 | "___ a Spell on You" (classic 1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins song) |
| 47% | SPELL | 5 | "I Put a ___ On You," 1956 song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins whose missing word is related to 17a |
| 47% | FINGER | 6 | You put a ring on it |
| 46% | SPELL | 5 | "I Put a ___ on You," song by "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins that a witch might sing at Fright Night Karaoke |