| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NOSIR | Words of denial spoken to an officer |
| word | written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word the number of words to a line sometimes used with the first letter of a real or pretended taboo word prefixed as an often humorous euphemism the first man to utter the f word on British TV Time we were not afraid to use the d word and talk about death Erma Bombeck |
| aside | words spoken in an undertone so as not to be overheard |
| asides | ASIDE, words spoken in an undertone so as not to be overheard |
| METARZAN | Words never really spoken by an Edgar Rice Burroughs hero |
