| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| EARNEST | Serious words are said in this |
| SPACES | There are three between each of the words in this clue |
| NOTES | They're graphically represented three times in this grid ... and the answers to starred clues are the six longest common words than can be spelled using only them |
| SONAR | Porpoises are said to use this |
| ITSINTHEBAG | "We have this won" ... or what could be said about each of the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| KARLMARX | "Last words are for fools who have not said enough" |
