| SETTHESCENE | Establish the context in a theatrical way (3,3,5) |
| DEIXIS | In linguistics, use of words and phrases whose meaning is dependent on the context in which they are |
| EMOTE | Act in a theatrical way |
| DIEFLEDERMAUS | Bat, in a theatrical way, amused fielder inordinately |
| FLAMBOYANCE | A boy can get a flame and make it appear in a theatrical manner |
| LOOPYDELOOP | 'Good wolf' featured in a theatrical cartoon series released by Hanna-Barbera Productions between 1959 and 1965 (5,2,4) |
| THOMASYOUNG | Polymath who helped establish the wave theory of light and decipher the Rosetta Stone (6,5) |
| LITMUSTESTS | Procedures to establish the acidity or alkalinity of mixtures (6,5) |
| CLOAKROOMTICKET | In a theatrical way, produce it to get Brolly back with most of the characters in 22 across and 21 down (9,6) |
| ANACHRONISM | The representation of a person or thing in a historical context in which it could not have existed (11) |
| PARSED | Grammatically scribed a word in context in relation to the sentence |
| BACKDROP | Theatrical painted cloth lowered to create a play or production's scene, thus the pervasive setting or context in any event, planned or unforeseen (8) |
| AVOWANCE | From "love", a word in the context of psychology for limerence; or, the condition of being in love generally (8) |
| ACTED | Behaved in a certain manner - like in a theatrical performance. (5) |
| DRAMATIC | Theatrical way to act: I'm a doctor (8) |
| CAMPAIGN | Struggle in theatrical way and gain ground (8) |
| REMISSION | Medical term referring to a period during which symptoms of a disease are reduced or disappear, often used in the context of chronic illnesses like cancer. (9) |
| BLACKIE | "Hugo" dog who lost out to Uggie of "The Artist" for the Golden Collar Award for Best Dog in a Theatrical Film |
| COSTUME | A country, lady or swimmer's customary garb or vogue; or, the fancy dress in a theatrical/royal wardrobe (7) |
| SEICENTO | The seventeenth century, in the context of Italian art and literature (8) |
