| BURNINGTHEMIDNIGHTOIL | "___? Then you'd be setting fire to that painting at 12a.m." |
| ARBITRATE | Bitter about the artist initially? Then you'd better make a decision (9) |
| DEPRESSED | 500 to begin with and 500 to end with: then you'd be down. (9) |
| ROFL | IM initialism that probably isn't what's happening because then you'd be away from the keyboard |
| LIVID | Seeing red, so you'd be, to see the divil reversing! (5) |
| ROLEMODEL | Mellor in trouble about words addressed to someone? He should be setting an example! (4,5) |
| DEPOSING | 500 pigeons at sea should be setting down (8) |
| SUNFLOWERS | Van Gogh painting at London's National Gallery that climate activists doused with soup this week before gluing their hands to the wall |
| SATURATES | So you'd stare at us like that, you soaks? |
| DONTHAVEACOW | "___? Then it may be difficult to get milk" |
| PECTIN | Muscle can be setting agent (6) |
| TUGGING | Drawing Yank soldier for new painting at foundation (7) |
| MAGNET | Impressionist artist framing painting at last-an attractive thing (6) |
| GRANDMAMOSES | American folk artist who started painting at age 78 and has a family name: 2 wds. |
| GRANDMA | ____ Moses, U.S. folk artist who took up painting at the age of 78 (7) |
| FIRE | Blue stripe/Redstripe/Blue stripe... Voice of ___(Iconic painting at the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa) |
| LIGHTOFTHEWORLD | Holman Hunt painting at Keble College, Oxford (5,2,3,5) |
| BABEINTHEWOODS | "___? Then we'll find Mr. Ruth at our campsite" |
| BIGGERFISHTOFRY | "___? Then I'll need a larger skillet for that salmon" |
| NANNY | 'Do you employ a ___? Then it's time to pay into their pension' (Family Finances section) (5) |
