| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SCREED | Speech that harangues |
| PROLOGUE | Speech that opens a play |
| ACLU | Org. that defends free speech |
| TACHYPHRASIA | Speech that runs like sixty |
| DAWS | Birds that ape human speech |
| PARROT | Bird that imitates human speech |
| MYNAHS | Birds that can mimic human speech |
| ADJS | Pts. of speech that describe nouns |
| LITOTES | Figure of speech that employs ironic understatement |
| ANECDOTE | Brief story that might open a speech |
| SERMON | Speech that leads to some soul-searching |
| CNN | Cable channel that once won a Four Freedoms Award for freedom of speech |
