| HISTRIONIC | Excessively dramatic or emotional (10) |
| THEATRICAL | Excessively dramatic (10) |
| DENOUEMENT | Final part of a dramatic or literary work in which conflicts and plotlines are resolved; from French, 'unknot' (10) |
| SUPPORTIVE | Providing encouragement or emotional help (10) |
| PROFUNDITY | Intellectual or emotional depth |
| SCENARIO | An outline or synopsis of the plot of a dramatic or literary work such as a film, novel or play; or, a postulated sequence of possible developments or events (8) |
| STAGEY | Excessively dramatic time in a beastly home |
| THEATRICALITY | Excessively dramatic quality |
| PLAYACT | Behave in an excessively dramatic fashion (4-3) |
| STAGY | Excessively dramatic (5) |
| NOTICE | From the Latin for "known", an intimation such as a placard, poster, sign or small ad; or, a short published artistic, dramatic or literary review (6) |
| THEATRICALISED | Aired athletics for a change, though they were presented in an excessively dramatic fashion, perhaps |
| INTERLUDE | An entr'acte or intermezzo between the acts of a play and a light dramatic or comic piece during such a pause (9) |
| MASALA | A mixture of spices used in Indian cookery; a dish flavoured with such an aromatic blend; or, a Hinglish word meaning "dramatic" or "spicy" (6) |
| TRAGEDY | What is a dramatic or literary composition dealing with serious or sombre themes and ending with disaster? (7) |
| FLOUNCE | An act of departing or walking off in a dramatic or haughty fashion (7) |
| PROLOGUE | Introductory for literary, dramatic or musical work |
| LURID | Wildly dramatic or sensational |
| IRONY | It can be dramatic or situational |
| PAGEANTS | Dramatic or spectacular tableaux (8) |
