| AGMA | In phonetics, the sound or symbol of the velar nasal consonant, as in the 'ng' of long or the 'n' of sink (4) |
| PHONETICS | A branch of linguistics that deals with the study of the sounds or pronunciation of human speech (9) |
| TILDE | Diacritical mark placed over a letter to indicate a palatal nasal consonant, as in the Spanish senor |
| SKEP | From the Old Norse for "basket, bushel", a straw or wicker beehive, traditionally depicted on signs as an indication or symbol of industry (4) |
| ENSIGN | A badge or symbol of dignity of office (6) |
| SIDE | Preceder of long or line |
| AGO | Follower of long or ages |
| ALPHABET | Letters or symbols of a language (8) |
| GUTTURAL | Velar |
| RANGEROVERS | Vehicle models Velar and Evoque, e.g. |
| GLIDE | Portamento in music; a smooth graceful step in dancing the waltz; or, a semivowel in phonetics (5) |
| SOUNDSHIFT | In phonetics, a process such as the change of long vowels between medieval and modern English |
| SONORANT | In phonetics, a frictionless speech sound (l, r, m etc.) produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract (8) |
| PALATAL | Like some consonants, as the nasal 'n' |
| SIGN | A gesture or symbol conveying a meaning; a division of the zodiac; or, a board marking an inn, pub or shop (4) |
| NASAL | Like the ng sound |
| DIGRAPH | The "ng" in "sing," for instance |
| TRILLING | In phonetics, sounding an 'r' through rapid vibrations of the tongue against the palate (8) |
| SUNBURST | A motif or symbol used in architecture and design, consisting of rays or beams radiating out from a central disc (8) |
| ALLEGORY | From "speaking otherwise", a parable, picture, piece of art, play or poem with symbolic meaning; or, an emblem or symbol generally (8) |
