| PROSOPOPOEIA | A figure of speech in which an abstract thing is represented as speaking (12) |
| EVAPORATE | (Of abstract thing) cease to exist |
| TONGUES | Glossolalia is better known as "speaking in ___". (7) |
| PLUS | As well as speaking French more (4) |
| KEYS | Claves that unlock cities, doors, knowledge, maps, solutions to problems and numerous other tangible or abstract things (4) |
| PRECIS | Prices change when abstract things are involved (6) |
| 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) |
| METAPHOR | A figure of speech in which an expression that usually designates one thing is used to designate another (8) |
| SYNECDOCHE | A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part |
| TROPE | Figure of speech in which a word or expression is used in a non-literal sense, eg. a metaphor or metonymy (5) |
| SIMILE | A figure of speech in which a person or thing is described by being likened to another (6) |
| 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 |
| CHIASMUS | Figure of speech in which words are reversed for effect, like "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you" |
| OXYMORON | A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together (8) |
| METAPHORS | Figures of speech in which analogies are constructed between two things or ideas (9) |
| CUPID | Which Roman god is represented as a winged boy with a bow and arrow? (5) |
| CHERUB | In art, what kind of angel is represented as a naked child with wings? (6) |
| RATION | Part of speech in which nothing initially is ruled out (6) |
