| THEATRICAL | Mad Hatter, I state, is being histrionic (10) |
| HISTORICAL | Belonging to the past school subject finished early I state (10) |
| METHODICAL | Way I state to be systematic (10) |
| OPTICALART | Surgeon's work, I state when into cutting, has illusory style |
| OCCIPUT | Company backs Conservative I state is a bit of a nut (7) |
| TACTICAL | "Diplomacy", I state, "is skilful" |
| IDENTICAL | Current hole, I state, is the same |
| DIALECTICAL | Kind of speech I state is maybe Marxist? |
| ANGELICAL | A new setter, I state, is heavenly (9) |
| MAGICAL | Publication, I state, is concerned with spelling? (7) |
| BOTTICELLI | Beginning to be histrionic, one with small room, one who painted? (10) |
| PRIMADONNA | As man, I pardon dreadfully histrionic woman (5,5) |
| BIBLICAL | Part of apron left I state is to do with the Scriptures (8) |
| DRAMAQUEEN | Shakespeare's Cleopatra, a histrionic personality (5,5) |
| PLAYACTING | Indulging in histrionic pretence (4-6) |
| PASSIONATE | Histrionic |
| FLAMBOYANT | Histrionic |
| DRAMALLAMA | Histrionic person, casually |
| BIRETTA | What could be brought up by hatter, I believe! (7) |
| ALLEGORICAL | Everything I state a couple of times is symbolic |
