| CALLSTO | See 11Dn Hails a nobleman, we hear, and demands an explanation of what has happened (5,2,7) |
| ACCOUNT | Hails a nobleman, we hear, and demands an explanation of what has happened (5,2,7) |
| CALLTOACCOUNT | Demand an explanation of the overcharge initially included in phone bill |
| EAR | Add one letter, and you have an explanation of what it does |
| HOWSO | Question that demands an explanation |
| ITSCOLDOUTSIDE | "Close the window!," and an explanation of this puzzle's theme |
| CALL | A summons with a shout or a name; a cry of a bird; a demand; an inner urge or sense of vocation; a short visit; or, a signal by bell or trumpet (4) |
| DISCRIMINATION | see 11dn, British name for affirmative action |
| APPEAR | Make an entrance as a nobleman, we hear (6) |
| SPRINGBREAK | Popular vacation time ... and an explanation of what's straddling the two words in each theme answer? |
| LAUD | Praise a nobleman, we hear (4) |
| EPILOGUE | A section at the end of a book or play that serves as a conclusion to what has happened (8) |
| KNOCKONEFFECT | A scrum? Consequence of what has happened earlier |
| DIARY | A record of what has happened every day (5) |
| EVENTHEN | In spite of what has happened (4,4) |
| EVENNOW | Level present in spite of what has happened (4,3) |
| TUTORIAL | An explanation of a subject, printed or on a computer screen, intended for private study (8) |
| CALLEDTOACCOUNT | Rang Bill about two, say, and demanded explanation of what he had done (6,2,7) |
| EVEREST | The First Lady takes a rest and demands a tall one (7) |
| LYNCHLAW | Demands an illegal suspension in Lombardy around concert hall - it's a topic of conversation at the bar (5,3) |
