| TROMPELOEIL | Painting or other artistic object giving a convincing illusion of reality; French, 'deceives the eye' (6,1'4) |
| MOTIF | Dominant or recurring idea, theme etc. in a musical, literary or other artistic work (5) |
| CERAMIC | An artistic object that has been made out of clay (7) |
| VIRTU | Love of artistic objects |
| TITLE | Name of a book, painting or other composition; or, recognition given to the winner of a championship (5) |
| PORTRAIT | Painting or other likeness of a real person (8) |
| SEASCAPE | A photograph, painting or other work depicting a marine environment (8) |
| PICTURE | Said to be worth 1,000 words, a drawing, painting or other image (7) |
| SHADING | Creation of the illusion of darkness, depth or tenebrosity in a colour, drawing or painting; or, obscurity in meaning (7) |
| PLAUSIBLY | In drama, one sub destroyed at length in a convincing manner |
| COGENT | Presenting a convincing case with business man (6) |
| PROVERB | Saw the Rifle Brigade make a convincing demonstration first (7) |
| COGENTLY | Shy around man beginning to lead in a convincing way (8) |
| OBJECTLESSON | Protest by class, a convincing demonstration (6,6) |
| OBJECT | Select no jobs to perform as a convincing demonstration (6,6) |
| LESSON | Select no jobs to perform as a convincing demonstration (6,6) |
| MIRAGE | Illusion of sticky situation surrounding a head of government (6) |
| SWAYER | One with a convincing argument |
| BYFAR | In a convincing way |
| SELLIT | Give a convincing argument |
