| LEITMOTIF | In literature or music, a recurring theme |
| THEME | Word for the subject of a discourse; a short exercise or essay; or, a motif in art, literature or music (5) |
| FORM | A long bench; a hare's bed; one's figure or physique; or, structural unity in art, literature or music (4) |
| CRITIC | From the Greek meaning "judge", a professional reviewer of art, drama, food, literature or music; or, a fault-finder in general (6) |
| THEMES | Recurring images or ideas in literature or art |
| PATHOS | The quality or power, especially in literature or speech, of arousing feelings of pity or sorrow (6) |
| HYPHEN | Mark joining words in literature or representing minus in maths (6) |
| STASIS | Static situation or stagnation - in literature or pathology (6) |
| CHEFDOEUVRE | A masterpiece, especially in literature or art |
| GENRE | The use of green as a category or art, literature or music! (5) |
| PULITZERPRIZE | Award for achievement in journalism, literature or music in America (8,5) |
| KITSCH | Vulgar or trashy art, literature or music (6) |
| CHARACTERSKETCH | Certain description in literature ... or the clue for 38- Across, 3- Down, 7- Down or 11- Down? |
| RUNIC | Of the ancient Scandinavian class or type (as in literature or poetry). |
| ARTS | The -; modes of expression by means of activities including painting, dance, drama, film-making, literature or music collectively (4) |
| JEALOUSY | Description of the state of feeling angered by rivalry, a recurring theme in a series of paintings by Edvard Munch (8) |
| CYCLE | Set or series of paintings, poems, romances, songs or stories based on a recurring theme (5) |
| LEITMOTIV | It's a recurring theme in German opera (9) |
| RONDO | Piece of music with a recurring theme |
| TROPE | A recurring theme or idea (5) |
