| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| paltered | Equivocate or prevaricate in action or speech |
| paltering | Equivocate or prevaricate in action or speech |
| indirection | Indirectness or lack of straightforwardness in action, speech, or progression |
| metaphors | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable |
| provocations | Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, esp. deliberately |
| hobbling | Proceed haltingly in action or speech |
| hobbles | Proceed haltingly in action or speech |
| emphatic | strongly expressive in speech or action |
| hobbled | Proceed haltingly in action or speech |
| extravagant | Excessively elaborate in style, speech, or action |
