| METAPHOR | Figure of speech in which an expression applied to one thing is used to designate another |
| SOBSTORY | Abusive expression's applied to Conservative's attempt to gain sympathy |
| SIMILE | Figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another (6) |
| CHAINREACTION | Process in which the product of one thing is the stimulus of the next |
| FUNCTION | What a thing is used for (8) |
| ZEUGMA | Figure of speech in which an adjective or verb is applied to two nouns in different senses, as in '[they] covered themselves with dust and glory' (Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) |
| PROSOPOPOEIA | A figure of speech in which an abstract thing is represented as speaking (12) |
| TROPE | Figure of speech in which a word or expression is used in a non-literal sense, eg. a metaphor or metonymy (5) |
| ALPHA | Which word is often used to designate the first in a series (5) |
| OMICRON | Word prefixed to a Latin genitive used to designate the 15th star in a constellation group (7) |
| HYPERBOLE | A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis (9) |
| IRONY | Figure of speech in which the literal meaning is the opposite of that intended (5) |
| HYSTERONPROTERON | *Figure of speech in which the natural order of things is reversed for emphasis |
| OXYMORON | Figure of speech in which contradictory terms are used in conjunction (8) |
| BABYBOOMER | What term is sometimes applied to one of the large number of people born after the end of WWII? (10) |
| OPUS | Creative work, used to designate the order of a composer's works (4) |
| SYNECDOCHE | A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part |
| ZEROINON | To direct all one's attention to one thing (4,2,2) |
| AETHELING | Term used in Anglo-Saxon times to designate a person of noble birth, particularly a member of the royal house of Wessex (9) |
| PITHINESS | Brevity of speech in which you can see the spin is doctored |
