| DECLARE | Say in an emphatic manner |
| ROUNDLY | In an emphatic manner |
| INSPADES | Wearing a suit in an emphatic way (2,6) |
| NOHOW | Phrase in an emphatic turndown |
| ANAGRAM | Opts for post, say, in an Indian city, beginning in March (7) |
| TACITLY | Appreciated source of learning in London, say, in an implicit way (7) |
| ITEM | One of 10, say, in an express checkout lane |
| ROBINSON | Birds on Jack, they say, in an instant? (8) |
| AFLUTTER | A fluid, say, in an agitated state (8) |
| BTW | "Almost forgot to say..." in an email |
| COMMANDINGLEAD | 42-7, say, in an NFL game |
| SNARL | Say in an abrupt, sharp tome |
| VOTE | Have one's say, in an election |
| NOTHINGDOING | An emphatic refusal (7,5) |
| HOTFORTEACHER | 1984 Van Halen single with an emphatic "Class dismissed!" |
| PLUMP | Make an emphatic choice |
| NOWAYJOSE | An emphatic denouncement of a possibility (2,3,4) |
| ITSELF | Strangely stifle an emphatic pronoun (6) |
| SLAMDUNK | That's an emphatic point! (4,4) |
| ANDSTAYOUT | End of an emphatic dismissal |