| A language that "speaks in emotions," per Keith Richards |
| Latin abbr. meaning "he speaks |
| Speaks incoherently |
| Character who, in an 8/15/1939 Hollywood premiere, speaks the first words of this puzzle's five other longest answers |
| Muppet who speaks in third person |
| A Woman Speaks" writer |
| A Woman Speaks" writer Anaïs |
| Speaks to brusquely |
| Speaks for spirits |
| Speaks interrogatively |
| Biblical beast that speaks |
| Speaks indistinctly |
| Speaks sheepishly? |
| Speaks monotonously |
| Yes, gruffly |
| Speaks affectionately |
| Speaks ill of |
| Speaks to privately |
| No (gruffly) |
| Car item that speaks, in brief |
| Speaks Dixie-style |
| Seuss character who "speaks for the trees |
| Speaks explosively |
| Speaks gruffly |
| Speaks playfully |
| Speaks of |
| Speaks" like a beagle or boxer |
| Speaks well of |
| Speaks discouragingly |
| He speaks: Lat. abbr. |