| SITTING | Spell posing for one's portrait to be painted by an artist; a legislative session; or, a hen's clutch of eggs or her time brooding on such (7) |
| CLUTCH | A group of eggs laid in a single session; or, a brood of chicks (6) |
| PROROGUE | End a legislative session |
| ADJOURN | End a legislative session |
| MODEL | Person whose poses for artists during life-drawing sessions; or, a preparatory sculpture in clay (5) |
| SEASCAPE | Is it unlikely to be painted by Landseer? (8) |
| POSEFOR | Sit to be painted by, perhaps |
| PLENA | Full legislative sessions |
| EGGERY | Old-fashioned word for a hen's hatchery, eagle's eyrie, pheasant's nide or any avian's nest, where a fowl lays her ovular A"ufs or googs to rest (6) |
| TREATMENT | A course of care; a spa session or beauty procedure; a script plan; or, one's manner/behaviour towards others, possibly silent (9) |
| SIT | Be seated / to pose for one's portrait |
| POSE | Posture assumed in order to be painted or photographed; any of the various yogic asanas; or, the right to begin the game in dominoes (4) |
| IDEAS | Thoughts discussed in a brainstorming session or by a think tank (5) |
| RAISONNE | French word that, when paired with "catalogue", denotes a thorough "explained list" of an artist's A"uvre (8) |
| ANAGLYPTA | Brand name for thick textured wallpaper designed to be painted over, made since 1887 (9) |
| INAGOODLIGHT | Where to sit for portrait, to best advantage? |
| JOHNLITHGOW | The Crown actor who auctioned painting a pet's portrait to benefit the WGA strike: 2 wds. |
| PHEASANT | A hen's apt to be mistaken for a game bird |
| EGGSHELL | Fragile exterior of a hen's oeuf one is said to be treading lightly on when proceeding with delicacy or tact (8) |
| RAN | Managed to give an artist a new start (3) |
