| LAHDIDAH | Affectedly superior in bearing or speech (3-2-3) |
| CARRIAGE | One's bearing or deportment; a pram for a baby; a four-in-hand, gig or other horse-drawn vehicle; or, a railway passenger-coach (8) |
| MICROBES | Rodents steal in, bearing disease-causing bacteria |
| FRUITFUL | Prolific in bearing offspring, having plenty of dates? |
| GRAVITAS | Dignity in bearing and appearance (8) |
| POSTURAL | Relating to bearing or attitude |
| DEMEANOR | Bearing or behavior |
| HERALDIC | To do with armorial bearings or a Scottish paper? (8) |
| JEREMIAD | Writing or speech in a strain of grief or distress (8) |
| ABSTRACT | A deliberately non-representational painting or sculpture; or, a summary of an article, book or speech (8) |
| SETFORTH | Describe (something) in writing or speech |
| COHERENT | Consistent in thought or speech (8) |
| ACRIMONY | Bitterness in one's manner or speech (8) |
| REPARTEE | Conversation or speech characterised by witty comments or replies (8) |
| SEDITION | Conduct or speech directed against the peace of a state (8) |
| PROLOGUE | Introduction to a play or speech, for example |
| LADIDA | The Parisian female performed article behaving in affectedly superior way (2-2-2) |
| EPILOGUE | Short poem or speech delivered to the audience following the conclusion of a play (8) |
| POSTURE | One's bodily bearing or carriage when sitting, standing, walking etc; deportment; a yogic hand gesture or mudra; or, a mental attitude or moral stance adopted towards an issue (7) |
| GAIT | One's bearing or carriage during locomotion; or, a horse's pattern of steps in canter, gallop, trot or walk (4) |
