| SELFDECEIT | Lying to oneself about feelings or motives |
| DISSEMBLE | Conceal or disguise feelings or motives (9) |
| AGENDA | The underlying intentions or motives of a person or group whether good or bad (6) |
| SUSSES | Investigates people to understand their character, intentions or motives (6) |
| PHRASE | A group of words collectively forming a conceptual unit; a sequence of musical notes or dance steps, sometimes likened to a written sentence; or, in the Scots language, flowery, fussy talk about feeli |
| BOTTLEUP | Refuse to talk about (feelings) (6,2) |
| HEDGE | Refuse to commit oneself about the garden perhaps |
| REASONS | Justifications or motives (7) |
| EXPRESS | Talk about feelings non-stop (7) |
| SENSATIONS | Season isn't about feelings |
| EMO | Style of rock with lyrics about feelings (3) |
| SENTIMENT | Talking about feelings delighted men during sex |
| OPENSUP | Talks about feelings (2 wds.) |
| VESSEL | A bowl, cask, jar, pan, pot, pitcher or other domestic utensil designed as a receptacle; a large boat or ship; or, in its biblical sense, a person regarded as a container of feelings or an embodiment |
| REASON | An explanation or justification of an act, idea / cause or motive |
| CAUSE | A reason or motive; or, that which produces an effect (5) |
| SLAMDANCE | Throw oneself about camel, sand blowing around |
| REPENTS | Reproaches oneself about having spent foolishly (7) |
| WONDER | Ask oneself about the unexpected. It's a miracle (6) |
| PERSONALAPPEAL | Asking oneself about attractiveness (8,6) |
