| Swelling music during an acceptance speech, say |
| British author who gave Harvard's 2008 commencement speech: 2 wds. |
| Politely disagree |
| Famously polite Old West stagecoach robber |
| Dramatic introduction? |
| Across-the-pond speech patterns studied by British actors |
| Madam, I'm ___" (palindromic introduction to Eve) |
| Try politely to get out of |
| Actor's speech |
| Bazooms, more politely, but still not very |
| Principal theme (eg of a speech) |
| Highlander's speech |
| A pt. of speech |
| Part of speech |
| ___ a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech) |
| Whining speech |
| Troublemaker, politely |
| A speech affliction |
| Affectedly polite |
| Niece's polite interruption? |
| Sarcastic in speech |
| Affectedlypolite |
| Affected speech |
| Omit a vowel in speech |
| Brief story that might open a speech |
| Impolite-sounding cross? |
| In a polite manner |
| Less polite + wildly unconventional = epicenter |
| Fall apart, politely speaking |
| Stunned and speechless |