| ELPHABA | Protagonist of the 2003 Stephen Schwartz musical Wicked, better known as the Wicked Witch of the West (7) |
| DEATH | Arid desert basin in California and Nevada that includes the lowest point below sea level in the Wes |
| WICKED | 2003 musical by US composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz based on characters from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (6) |
| GODSPELL | 1971 musical by Stephen Schwartz and John Michael Tebelak mainly based on St. Matthew's Gospel (8) |
| THROPP | Titular protagonist of the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by US author Gregory Maguire (7,6) |
| MELTED | Like the Wicked Witch of the West at the end of "The Wizard of Oz" |
| MARGARETHAMILTON | US actress noted for playing the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (8,8) |
| IMMELTING | What the Wicked Witch of the West shouts, in "The Wizard of Oz" (2 wds.) |
| MELTS | Meets the fate of the Wicked Witch of the West |
| FRANCISSCOTTKEY | Author of the 1814 poem 'Defence of Fort M'Henry', better known as 'The Star-Spangled Banner' (7,5,3) |
| SURRENDERDOROTHY | Message written in the sky by the Wicked Witch of the West |
| MELTER | The wicked witch of the west .in the end |
| ILLGETYOU | Threat from the Wicked Witch of the West to Dorothy (and her little dog, too) |
| MADER | She played Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West on "Once Upon a Time" |
| MINE | As Long As You Are ___ song from the hit musical Wicked by Idina Menzel |
| IDINA | US actress who originated the role of Elphaba in the musical Wicked, _ Menzel (5) |
| GLINDA | Sorceress and friend of Elphaba in the stage musical Wicked that premiered in 2003 (6) |
| MENZEL | Idina ****** , US actress and singer who originated the role of Elphaba in the musical 'Wicked' (6) |
| EDGE | Number 24 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 100 guitarists, U2's David Evans is better known as The |
| MORAN | Surname of Diana who was better known as the Green Goddess in the 1980s (5) |
