| SIMILE | Something like; Anglice, a figure of speech for comparison |
| SACREDCOW | Figure of speech for something considered immune from question or criticism (6,3) |
| TRAINEDEYE | Figure of speech for an expert's perception |
| VERBAL | Part of speech for a pupil, in a manner of speaking (6) |
| SYNECDOCHE | A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part |
| DECORATION | Wind-up of speech for each alternative into a changed form (10) |
| SILVERBEET | Fashionable elites hold part of speech for a vegetable (10) |
| NOUN | Part of speech for "part" and "speech" |
| ADDAFEWWORDS | Count+article+a small number+element of speech for what one does with postscript? (3,1,3,5) |
| FOURLETTERWORD | What is another term for a bit of strong language (seven of which in the puzzle will help you solve one of the meta answers)? A) Figure of speech | B) Five-dollar word | C) Four-letter word | D) Four- |
| SCHEME | Term for a figure of speech originally, later a diagram of the aspects of celestial objects, hence a chart, design, outline or plan (6) |
| CIVILRIGHT | Freedom of speech, for one |
| POSITION | Bible class quietly avoids part of speech for missionary, say |
| TORQUE | Force of speech for the audience (6) |
| PREDISPOSITION | Part of speech (for, say), protecting girl's susceptibility (14) |
| SYL | Word segment or part of speech for short |
| PRONOUNCE | Part of speech for church to proclaim (9) |
| RIVERBED | Marxist covers one part of speech for current channel (5,3) |
| RIGHTS | Freedoms of speech for authors? |
| METAPHOR | A figure of speech matched a figure of speech |
