| Platforms for performances |
STAGES |
| Primate resembling a human |
APE |
| Projection for a rope on a boat |
CLEAT |
| Pronounce not guilty |
ACQUIT |
| Raised one's shoulders to show indifference |
SHRUGGED |
| Raised surface of a fabric |
NAP |
| Room in a church for vessels and vestments |
VESTRY |
| Satisfied a thirst |
SLAKED |
| Seats of learning |
COLLEGES |
| Show, portray |
DEPICT |
| Small invertebrate |
INSECT |
| Small pieces left over |
SCRAPS |
| Snap, in short |
PHOTO |
| Spiritual leaders of a Christian Church |
CLERGYMEN |
| Strong wish |
DESIRE |
| Subject matter |
TOPIC |
| The point directly above the focus of an earthquake |
EPICENTRE |
| Without, or very short of, money |
STRAPPED |