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MISANTHROPEI hate folk confusing metaphors and similes essentially
EGGSHELLCalcareous oological substance referred to in metaphors and similes to describe the fragile or sensitive nature of something (8)
SLICEDBREAD"Best thing" bakery metaphor ... and a hint to each row of circles
COMPARISONSSimiles
BLANKCHECKSMetaphors for unlimited financial resources
SIMILITUDESMetaphors
FIGURESOFSPEECHOrators using similes and metaphors?
IMAGESIdeas or fancies; literary devices such as similes and metaphors; or, pictures obtained by cameras (6)
SLANG"All ___ is metaphor, and all
PEASOUPThick fog metaphor ... and what each set of circled letters is?
SINKORSWIMSuccess-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues
DOCUMENTOSUNT"ad praecavendas similes clades ... ____ ____", [Trasimene and Cannae] are an object-lesson to guard against similar disasters (Fabius, in Livy 24. 8. 20)
NATAMUSWe are swimming similes piscium in mare?
ASAMiddle of most similes: 2 wds.
MISSILESimiles are as rough as what's thrown (7)
DANRATHERNewsman famous for inventing folksy similes
SOBERIn similes, like a judge rather than a lord
ANIIt's in the center of similes
ADMISSIBLEAllowed bad similes to be rewritten
METAPHORSThey're similar to similes