| EGGCORN | Misheard phrase such as "nerve-wrecking" |
| SPINALCORD | Bundle of nerves wrecking old car on short trip |
| IDIOM | Non-literal phrase such as 'cut the mustard' or 'right as rain' |
| SLANG | Cant or jargon, such as that in the cockney rhyming style encompassing phrases such as apples and pears, china plate, mince pies, syrup of figs and treacle tart (5) |
| MOTTO | Phrase such as with a coat of arms |
| ORONYM | Similar-sounding phrase, such as "I scream" for "ice cream" |
| IDIOMATIC | Describing a phrase such as "forty winks" (9) |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | What is the formation of a word or phrase, such as "tick-tock", that phonetically represents what is |
| SUBJUNCTIVE | Form of the verb in a phrase such as 'If I were you' (11) |
| MOTIF | Recurring phrase, such as the first four notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony |
| ADVERB | A modifying word or phrase such as 'fairly' or 'slowly' (6) |
| PALINDROMIC | Relating to a phrase such as 'Madam I'm Adam' (11) |
| PLEONASM | Use of more words than are necessary to convey a meaning, as in phrases such as safe haven (8) |
| EGAD | Exclamation that Robin theoretically could have used instead of phrases such as "Holy oleo!" or "Holy bargain basements, Batman!" (he actually said those) |
| TAUTOLOGY | Use of redundant wording in phrases such as “opening introduction” |
| SHREDDEDWHEAT | Phrases such as "I bet you can't eat three" promoted this cereal |
| SYNAPSED | Came together, as nerve endings |
| APOLAR | Lacking axial extremities, as nerve cells |
| HAS | AcrossExhibits, as nerve |
| SHOT | Totally frazzled, as nerves |
