| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ORAL | Verbal | |
| SPOKEN | Verbal | |
| NOD | Non-verbal yes | |
| RETORT | Verbal comeback | |
| TIRADE | Verbal onslaught | |
| BLAST | Verbal broadside | |
| DEBATER | Verbal contestant | |
| ORALS | Verbal assessments | |
| DEBATERS | Verbal contestants | |
| VOCABULARY | Verbal knowledge | |
| DIATRIBE | Verbal attack | |
| SWORDPLAY | Verbal sparring | |
| DISPUTE | Verbal contention | |
| RIPOSTE | Verbal retort | |
| RUN IN | Physical verbal dispute | |
| COUNTERBLAST | Aggressive verbal response | |
| BROADSIDE | Fierce verbal attack | |
| HATCHETJOB | Fierce verbal attack | |
| WORD | Verbal contention; dispute. | |
| HAVETHELASTWORD | Triumph in a verbal exchange | |
| POLEMIC | Fierce verbal or written attack | |
| VERBALLY | In a verbal manner; orally. | |
| NAMECALLING | Celebrity ringing to give verbal abuse | |
| VERBARIAN | Of or pertaining to words; verbal. | |
| LOGODAEDALY | Verbal legerdemain; a playing with words. | |