Across
- 1. — Often vulnerable social status; frequently targeted by accusations.
- 6. — To destroy by fire; associated with execution of accused witches.
- 7. — A country known for notable witch trials in the 16th–17th centuries.
- 8. — Under the influence of a witch; enchanted.
- 10. — Continent where many early modern witch hunts occurred.
- 11. — Someone who treats illness; sometimes accused of witchcraft.
- 12. — Strong emotion often fueling witch hunts.
- 15. — Supernatural or occult power that witches were said to wield.
- 17. — The punishment handed down after conviction.
- 19. — To make a potion; verb often linked to witch imagery.
- 22. — Brutal methods used to extract confessions during inquisitions.
- 23. — Legal action taken to try and convict someone.
- 24. — The practice or belief in magic associated with witches.
- 25. — A formula intended to produce supernatural effects.
- 27. — Hidden, secret knowledge or practices related to magic.
- 28. — Small glass container often linked to potions.
- 29. — Morally wrong, malignant — a common label in witch rhetoric.
Down
- 2. — The act of religious reverence; sometimes invoked in “satanic” accusations.
- 3. — The ultimate penalty in many historical witch trials.
- 4. — Morally bad; adjective often used in accusations.
- 5. — One who searched for and prosecuted witches.
- 8. — Traditional symbol associated with witches’ flight.
- 9. — A spoken invocation to cause harm or misfortune.
- 13. — To charge someone with wrongdoing.
- 14. — Execution method used in some witch trials.
- 16. — To perform a spell or to throw (also “cast a spell”).
- 18. — Supernatural embodiment of evil often invoked in accusations.
- 20. — Formal judicial process.
- 21. — The gender most commonly accused during historical witch hunts.
- 24. — (if used both across/down, clue can be reworded or replaced) — see Across.
- 25. — Town in Massachusetts famous for the 1692 witch trials.
- 26. — Person thought to have magical powers.