| ANAPHORA | Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoric |
| OSAY | Pair of words at the beginning of "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
| HYPHENS | Punctuation marks used to indicate the division of words at the end of lines (7) |
| FADEIN | Words at the start of a film script |
| LETSBEGIN | Words at the start of a lesson |
| TAUTOLOGY | Unnecessary repetition of words |
| RECITAL | Repetition of words ruined article (7) |
| ALLITERATION | Use of the same sound at the beginning of successive words (12) |
| EPANALEPSIS | In rhetoric, the repetition or resumption with the same words (11) |
| APOPHASIS | In rhetoric, what is the denial of an intention to speak about something, but at the same time evoki |
| ANASTROPHE | In rhetoric, the reversal of the normal word order (10) |
| TAKEBYSTORM | Rapidly achieve success in, and a description of the juxtaposed circled words at the top of the puzzle |
| NUN | Sister at the heart of five phrases in this puzzle |
| APORIA | A logical impasse, paradox or state of puzzlement in philosophy; or, in rhetoric, a declaration of doubt (6) |
| STROMATIC | In rhetoric, application of a word to multiple others of which only one is grammatically suited, e.g. have in he and they have promised to behave (9) |
| PROLEPSIS | In rhetoric, the anticipation and answering of possible objections to an argument (9) |
| ANTONOMASIA | In rhetoric, the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (11) |
| SHALE | Most abundant of the sedimentary rocks, composed of successive layers of compressed mud or clay (5) |
| IAMBIC | A couple of words at a time I am writing with a ballpoint (6) |
| PROWL | Park war of words at port and go hunting (5) |
