| RUMI | 13th-century Persian poet and mystic |
| OMARKHAYYAM | 12th century Persian poet |
| OMAR | ___ Khayyam, 12th-century Persian poet (4) |
| BAALSHEMTOV | 18th century rabbi and mystic also known as the "Besht" (4,4,3) |
| ABBASS | 16th/17th-century Persian shah, who secured and strengthened the Safavid dynasty (5,1) |
| LAYLA | Title character of a song inspired by both a seventh-century Persian story and George Harrison's then-wife |
| 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) |
| WEIL | French philosopher and mystic Simone |
| ASSASSIN | Murderer named from 11th century Persian sect (8) |
| RUBAIYATOFOMARKHAYYAM | 1859 translation of 12th-century Persian quatrains by Edward Fitzgerald |
| ISFAHAN | 17th century persian capital |
| SIMONEWEIL | Emile is now recast as French philosopher and mystic (6,4) |
| HILMAAFKLINT | Swedish painter and mystic who was a pioneer of abstract painting |
| KEVINBACON | American actor whose films include Flatliners, A Few Good Men and Mystic River |
| RUBAIYATOF | 1859 translation of 12th-century Persian quatrains by Edward Fitzgerald (8,2,4,7) |
| WNBA | Org. with Monarchs and Mystics |
| TEAMS | Sparks, Storm and Mystics |
