| ARGUMENTS | Debates or series of reasons presented to support or oppose a proposition |
| ATTRACTS | Exerts a force that tends to cause an approach or oppose a separation (8) |
| DISCUSSIONS | Debates or talks |
| SLING | A strap or belt used to support or raise a hanging weight |
| BRIDGE | Structure such as viaduct or series of stepping stones spanning a divide or gap; or, a transitional or connecting passage in a piece of music (6) |
| RANGE | A rank, row or series of items; a stretch of open country, such as that freely roved by a gamekeeper, hen, park warden, soldier or wanderer; or, a large stove for cooking (5) |
| VENTILATOR | Medical device used to support or replace the action of breathing in a patient who is ill, injured or anaesthetised (10) |
| UNDERPIN | To support or strengthen a building or other structure from beneath (8) |
| EASEL | A frame used to support or display a canvas, blackboard, etc (5) |
| SEDITIOUS | Encouraging people to fight against, or oppose, the authority of a state (9) |
| YELLOW | ___ brick road, a course of action or series of events viewed as a path to a positive goal or outcome (6) |
| SUMUP | To tally a tale, total a debate or add together the main points in a list; or, in other words, get to the gist (3,2) |
| SUBSTANTIATE | Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of (12) |
| PROMOTE | To support or encourage actively a cause etc. (7) |
| CALL | A summons; a short social visit; a square-dance direction; or, a signal or series of notes sounded by bugle (4) |
| SAGA | A medieval Norse narrative in prose; a series of novels tracing families through several generations; or, any long story or series of events (4) |
| NAYSAYERS | People who always think of reasons to oppose new ideas (9) |
| ARGUMENT | Set of reasons given in support of an idea (8) |
| MASSES | Lots and lots of reasons to go to church (6) |
| ISNOT | One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
