| GOOFFATATANGENT | Expression meaning 'to start talking about something only slightly related to the subject under discussion' (2,3,2,1,7) |
| CHANGESTHETOPIC | Starts talking about something different |
| GERMANE | Rage men display is closely related to the subject under discussion (7) |
| TURNOVERANEWLEAF | Expression meaning "to start to act in a more responsible way" (4,4,1,3,4) |
| SENSES | Come to one's ____ , expression meaning 'to start behaving reasonably again' (6) |
| ANDTHAT | Informally, everything related to the subject just mentioned |
| SETONESHANDTO | Expression meaning 'to start an undertaking' (3,4,4,2) |
| INITIATE | Start talking about the restaurant I went to last night? (8) |
| TITLE | Had to start talking to get the French book (5) |
| TEMPT | Try to persuade relief worker to start talking (5) |
| TANGENT | Suddenly start talking about a different topic: go off on a - |
| THEME | They object to a point in the subject under discussion |
| ONTHATSCORE | Forward theocrats confused regarding the subject under discussion (2,4,5) |
| BROOCH | Reportedly start talking about piece of jewellery (6) |
| TREMOLO | Start talking about instant look for musical effect (7) |
| TONE | Signal to start talking |
| ICEBREAKER | Ship to start talking with? (3,7) |
| ISSUE | One's name is the subject under discussion (5) |
| GRUDGING | Do something unwillingly or doing something only in order to settle a grudge (8) |
| AROUNDTHEBUSH | *Ramble to avoid talking about something difficult |
