Answer:

ALCHEMIST

AnswerCrossword Clue
ALCHEMISTFaust, for one
ALCHEMISTPaulo Coelho novel (with "The")
ALCHEMISTLead-into-gold practitioner
ALCHEMISTHe tried to change metals to gold.
ALCHEMISTLes Whitten novel, with "The"
ALCHEMISTScientific charlatan
ALCHEMISTMetalworker?
ALCHEMISTOne who goes for the gold?
ALCHEMISTOld scholar translated [sic] "Hamlet" (9)
ALCHEMISTSeeker of the elixir of life
ALCHEMISTMiddle Ages scientist