short written or spoken expression
| PHRASE |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| WEE | short time or short distance |
| POEM | literary piece written in verse |
| TERM | expression, time |
| BOURN | term, expression |
| SMIRK | facial expression |
| SPEECH | spoken language |
| APHASIA | inability to use spoken language |
| COMMENT | spoken or written remark |
| PROTEST | expression of objection |
| PROVERB | saying, expression |
| GUTTURAL | harsh and throaty spoken sound |
| LAUGHTER | expression of amusement |
| AFFIDAVIT | written sworn statement of fact |
| DALLIANCE | play written by Tom Stoppard |
| DISCOURSE | written or spoken conversation |
| RECAPTURE | play written by Preston Sturges |
| STATEMENT | expression |
| LITERATURE | written work of art |
| MANUSCRIPT | document written by hand |
| JABBERWOCKY | nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll |
| DITTY | short verse or tune |
| SCARCITY | shortage |