| ALALIA | Which Greek term refers to the loss of the ability to speak because of muscular impairment? (6) |
| MARLING | Singer-songwriter and guitarist who has released six albums including I Speak Because I Can and Semper Femina (7) |
| ALEXIA | In neurology, the loss of the ability to understand printed words or sentences (6) |
| USANCE | In commerce, what term refers to the time allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bill |
| GOLDEN | The insect Synemon plana, one of Australia's most endangered insect species due to the loss of its habitat |
| FLUENT | Which term implies the ability to speak or write readily (6) |
| MISSES | Feels the loss of the company of young ladies? (6) |
| GAUCHO | What term refers to a cattle-herding horseman of Uruguay? |
| THEGAB | Gift of ___, expression meaning 'the ability to speak with fluency' (3,3) |
| TONGUE | Mass of muscular tissue located in the oral cavity (6) |
| GLOSSA | A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity. |
| VALKYRIE | In Norse mythology, this term refers to any of a group of maidens who served the god Odin and were sent by him to the battlefields to choose the slain who were worthy of a place in Valhalla. |
| ABSENT | Missing parts of muscular body found by hospital dept (6) |
| ATAXIA | Loss of muscular coordination |
| APHASIA | Disorder of the central nervous system characterised by partial or total loss of the ability to communicate |
| INERTIA | In physics, what term refers to the tendency of matter to stay at rest or travel in a straight line? (7) |
| ANOSMIC | Relating to the loss of the sense of smell (7) |
| NORTH | Frederick ___, British Conservative prime minister from 1770-82 whose policies contributed to the loss of the American colonies (5) |
| JEOPARDY | In law, what term refers to the risk of criminal liability that a defendant faces at trial? (8) |
| DESKTOP | Term refers to the primary user interface screen of a computer, displaying icons, files, and shortcuts. (7) |
