| INTRODUCTION | Sounds bold, in a manner of speaking, for a start (12) |
| ASPERITY | Bitterness, in a manner of speaking, for a Pole contacting old Ruth Ward inside (8) |
| STONEAGE | One of the Wise Guys getting to grips with way of speaking, for a time? (5,3) |
| PERTINACITY | Resolve to appear bold in a concrete jungle |
| SOBE | "Bold in a Bottle" beverage |
| CHEEKY | Bold in a teasing way |
| DICTIONARIES | Sign after a manner of speaking for reference books |
| GABBLE | Sounds meaningless, in a manner of speaking, for hostelry to be caught in middle of storm (6) |
| LIPREADERS | They're following the mouthy movement, in a manner of speaking, for patron of the library in the margins (3-7) |
| ACCENT | It's a sign of stress, in a manner of speaking, for son leaving Constance (6) |
| LILTED | Sounds like words sung, in a manner of speaking, for Elizabeth and Edward (6) |
| DAYBOOK | Ulysses, in a manner of speaking, for one of those with appointments (3,4) |
| OURS | Lots of time, in a manner of speaking, for what you and I have (4) |
| PHRASEBOOK | The volume of the foreigners coming to Ireland, in a manner of speaking, for Dubliners? (6,4) |
| ORATORICAL | Concerned with address in a manner of speaking for mouthpiece with iodine dietary concern (10) |
| ACCIDENTS | Papers, in a manner of speaking, for small crashes (9) |
| HELIUM | It changes things, in a manner of speaking, for those rising to the top (6) |
| CZECHS | Restraints, in a manner of speaking, for Europeans |
| ADIOS | Nine leaving Indonesia or, in a manner of speaking, for one leaving Spain? (5) |
| ASSENT | Support, in a manner of speaking, for sanest bully (6) |
