| MONDEGREEN | A misheard word, phrase or lyric (10) |
| LC | A mondegreen is a misheard one |
| LYRIC | A mondegreen is a misheard one |
| PALINDROME | With examples including "madam", "go dog" and "party trap", a word, phrase or verse that reads the same backwards and forward (10) |
| HAIKU | Japanese poem traditionally incorporating a word/phrase, or "kigo", symbolising a particular season (5) |
| NEOLOGISM | A new word, phrase or doctrine (9) |
| DEFINITION | A concise explanation/statement of the meaning of a word or phrase; or, sharpness or clarity of outline (10) |
| STYLE | To start to use a particular word, phrase or way of speaking. |
| ANAGRAM | A word, phrase or name formed by rearranging the letters of another (7) |
| EXPRESSION | The act of forcing or squeezing something out; an idiom or other phrase; or, one's countenance (10) |
| TINYDANCER | Elton John hit with the misheard lyric "Hold me closer, Tony Danza" |
| NEOLOGISMS | Phrases or words that have recently been coined (10) |
| VOCALSTIMS | Repeated phrases or sounds that serve as a coping mechanism for people with autism |
| PAEAN | A song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving (5) |
| POETRIES | They can be epic or lyric |
| ERATO | Goddess or lyric poetry |
| STEPSON | Term for a relative that can also be a two-word phrase |
| EMCEE | Word shortened from a three-word phrase that can be further shortened by dropping its first, fourth and fifth letters |
| PICTOGRAM | Drawn symbol representing a word/phrase |
| HOPIN | Two-word phrase to a hitchhiker |
