| TOPICS | Themes or subjects (6) |
| LEMMAS | What are arguments, themes, or subjects (6) |
| MOTIFS | Recurrent or dominant themes or elements in paintings, textile prints, musical works or artists' A...a urges (6) |
| THEMES | Topics or subjects under discussion (6) |
| PEARLY | A ____ king or queen has no crown or subjects |
| LIEGES | Lords ... or subjects |
| STODGE | From "stuff to stretching point", a word for heavy filling food, such as baked or steamed pudding; a dull uninspired person or subject; or, a trudge or plod through mud (6) |
| RAISED | Brought up, a child or subject (6) |
| RAISES | Brings up, child or subject (6) |
| TOPOI | Traditional themes or motifs or literary conventions (5) |
| INTERESTS | Activities or subjects which one enjoys doing or studying (9) |
| RULED | Like notepaper or subjects of a king |
| ENGLISH | School subject or subjects? (7) |
| FORUM | A meeting for open discussion or subjects of public interest (5) |
| INDEX | An alphabetical list of persons, places or subjects mentioned in the text of a printed work (5) |
| NOURISHER | A cool drink; an additional fee payable to counsel in a prolonged case; or, an activity or course for brushing-up one's existing knowledge or skills on a given task or subject (9) |
| VOCABULARY | The words of a language, sphere or subject; a dictionary, glossary or lexicon; or, a range of stylistic forms or techniques used in an art/craft (10) |
| SUBJECTMATTER | Theme or topic (7,6) |
| PAPAL | Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Ap |
| THEME | A topic or subject of a discussion, essay, exhibition, sermon etc; or, a pervading idea in art or literature (5) |
