| ONOMATOPOEIA | Use of words conveying the sound of their meaning (12) |
| ETYMOLOGIST | One who studies the origins of words and the development of their meanings |
| NONSENSE | What are words conveying absurd ideas (8) |
| SWOOSH | An onomatopoeia, logo etc conveying the sound of a rush of air/liquid or of motion/speed (6) |
| BROOKE | Poet conveying the sound of running water |
| ETYMOLOGY | Study of the history and origin of words and their meaning (9) |
| INTENSE | Feeling deeply how verbs change their meaning with time |
| MALAPROPISMS | Mistaken uses of words in place of similarsounding ones (12) |
| HEAR | Cool beats: Since doctors use their stethoscopes to ___ the sound of their patients' hearts, they could call them "heart headphones" |
| ICONOMATIC | Using pictures of objects to represent the sound of their names (10) |
| HOOPOES | Pinkish birds whose name, like those of cuckoos, kittiwakes and peewits, echoes the sound of their calls (7) |
| LOUDMOUTH | Somebody who loves the sound of their own voice (4-5) |
| BIGMOUTH | Somebody who likes the sound of their own voice and opinions (8) |
| IRONIC | Of the use of words to express the opposite of the literal meaning (6) |
| ECHO | Sound of their own voices heartens the choir (4) |
| DICTIONARY | List of words of a language with their meanings (10) |
| VINTAGECAR | Wine of the year from California, primarily Rutherford, is used as vehicle for conveying the Oenologist's expertise? (7,3) |
| SEMANTIC | Of words and their meanings (8) |
| VOCABULARY | List of unfamiliar words, with their meanings (10) |
| PAPERBAG | The Irish Times graduate is legend for conveying the messages (5,3) |
