| VERBAL | Part of speech a novice uses in speech (6) |
| FOIL | Novice uses freedom of information to thwart (4) |
| PAROLE | From "saying, speech", a term for a word of honour, especially by a POW; the conditional release of such a prisoner; or, a guard's password (6) |
| ABASES | In speech a basis makes one look silly (6) |
| MUSLIN | Fine cloth with a number of practical uses in baby-care, skincare and also in cookery for bouquet garnis, filtering consommes or straining jam (6) |
| ISSUES | Is put to a variety of uses in publications (6) |
| UNPRONOUNCEABLE | A French part of speech a celeb mangled? It's hard to say (15) |
| VERBATIM | Part of speech a man makes without changes |
| VERB | Part of speech, a 'doing word' (4) |
| TOMATO | Also known as a love-apple this fruit has multiple uses in the kitchen, the Mallorcan ramallet variety is prized for its flavour, especially in the local pa amb oli dish (6) |
| STRAYS | What a waiter uses in the vessel gets mislaid (6) |
| TILLER | What boatman uses in row across two lakes (6) |
| STOOLS | What the craftsman uses in the ship for making seats (6) |
| NURSES | They find uses in the British navy for such devoted women |
| METAPHOR | Figure of speech a other map (anag.) (8) |
| BUNK | One of a pair of single berths or shelflike beds, one above the other; or, from the name of a North Carolinian county alluded to in an inane speech, a word for claptrap, humbug or tedious nonsense (4) |
| CACOLOGY | From Greek for "bad speech", a term for a poor choice of words or faulty pronunciation, aka a blunder (8) |
| INSIGHT | Provoke in speech a clear perception of the situation (7) |
| SAW | Tool a magician uses in a woman-in-a-crate act |
| ELISION | Omitting pieces in speech a TV drops one initially, and a couple more later (7) |
