| THEARTS | Collective term for branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance. ( |
| ART | Branches of creative activity, such as painting, and sculpture (3) |
| ARTS | The ..., branches of creative activity such as music, painting, literature and dance (4) |
| ARTY | Interested in painting, music, literature, etc |
| CULTURE | Activities involving music, literature, and other arts |
| MIL | URL ending for branches of the US armed forces |
| CRAFT | A creative activity such as baking, basket-weaving, chandlering, Christmas card-making, decoration creation, embroidering, flower-pressing, marbling or quilting (5) |
| GAME | Flock of swans kept for pleasure; wild animals hunted for food; general name for an activity such as cards or ludo; or, a period of play forming a set in tennis (4) |
| ARTIST | Person engaging in a creative practice such as painting, drawing. sculpture, pottery or etching (6) |
| ARTTHERAPY | Treatment through creative expression such as painting or sculpture |
| EXERCISE | Physical activity such as walking, cycling, yoga or Pilates; or, linked with "book" for a jotter for school work (8) |
| OUTDOOR | Word denoting an alfresco activity such as camping, canoeing, clam-digging, climbing, cold-water swimming or cycling, or a person fond of such sporting or leisure pursuits (7) |
| CARDGAME | General description of a pastime or activity such as snap, happy families, rummy, pontoon or patience (4,4) |
| BOUT | Boxing, wrestling or roller derby match; fencing encounter; or, a stint of an activity such as exercise (4) |
| IDEA | Platonic Form; or, any result of cognitive activity, such as an image, notion, thought or "brainwave" (4) |
| FINEART | Such as painting, sculpture or architecture |
| EASEL | Upright support used to display items such as paintings (5) |
| HUB | Center of activity, such as a busy airport |
| EVENT | Organised social occasion or activity such as a fund-raiser; or, each one of several contests comprising a sports competition (5) |
| PARLORGAME | Activity such as the one hinted at by this puzzle's theme |
