Crossword Clues for SPOONER

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Victorian word-play reverend (7)
WA, English clergyman renowned for his transposition of the initial consonants of a pair of words in a sentence (7)
W.A., English clergyman known for transposing parts of words (7)
William, Anglican clergyman famously prone to transposing parts of his speech (7)
Reverend transposing initial letters for Ronald Fraser's inspector with a patch (7)
He was a lopper of sweaters! The Guardian Cryptic 19 Sep 2023
Confusing speaker helping himself to sugar? The Times Cryptic 13 Dec 2022
Cleric noted for verbal gaffes Wall Street Journal 04 Jun 2022
Word-transposing cleric The Times Concise 18 May 2022
Pressure admitted by rather scholarly doctor prone to slips
Pressure admitted by rather scholarly doctor prone to slips The Guardian Cryptic 30 Mar 2022
Before securing page he made errors in speech
Tongue-tied Oxford don to make love with hesitation
Piano preferably features for sound mixer? The Telegraph Toughie 02 Mar 2021
One inclined to exchange letters, ready to participate in throbbing prose
"Rindercella" Reverend, William Archibald ___
With interruption of power, rather faulty speaker The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Oct 2018
Famous Oxford don earlier than expected bringing page in The Telegraph Cryptic 10 Jul 2018
Rev W. A. --, noted perpetrator of transposition of initial sounds The Telegraph General Knowledge 17 Jun 2018
In earlier page, he made initial errors The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Feb 2018
In earlier page, he made initial errors The Telegraph Toughie 13 Feb 2018
So prone to change, his slips provide amusement
Famous cleric by preference keeping close to bishop
Word-botching Oxford don Wall Street Journal 27 May 2017
Reverend known for 'bird watching' Wall Street Journal 08 Feb 2017
Doctor who might have described himself as a bird-watcher The Telegraph Toughie 02 Nov 2016
Oxford don associated with slips similar to 17-, 28-, 45-, and 59-Across LA Times Daily 02 Sep 2016
Oxford don associated with slips similar to 17-, 28-, 45-, and 59-Across
"Fervour of pseud" preacher? The Times Cryptic 13 Mar 2015
Reverend known for "bird watching"
Sound-swapping reverend
Cleric known for bloopers
Reverend famous for swapping sounds
Oxford don known for "watching birds"?
Reverend who watched birds... er, botched words
Phrase-mangling reverend
Word-botching reverend
Reverend honored in this puzzle
Oxford don reputed to mix words
Reverend honored in this puzzle
Word-botching Reverend
Reverend credited with saying "The Lord is a shoving leopard"
Reverend known for watching birds?
"May I sew you to another sheet?" speaker
Reverend noted for "bird watching"
Reverend known for swapping initial word sounds
Noted word botcher
Rev. William who originated the phrase "a blushing crow"
Transposing reverend
Reverend who was a bird-watcher ... or rather, a word-botcher
Garbling reverend
Cleric known for lopping sweaters?
"Well-boiled icicle" coiner
"Well-boiled icicle" coiner
Cleric famous for bloopers
Blushing crow for crushing blow man
He made tips of the slung
Reverend of the "swell foop" and "blushing crow"
Memorable consonant transposer
"Well-boiled icicles" man
Legendary speech garbler
"Well-boiled icycle" man
Famed twister of words
Clergyman famous for slips of the tongue
When he botched words, he watched birds
Inadvertent creator of phrases like "well-boiled icicle"
Name linked to "This pie is occupewed" etc.
Clergyman known for slips of tongue
Man known for witty reversals as "I'll sew you to a sheet."
Deviser of humorous sound transpositions.
Oxford Dean, famous for a form of humor.
He gave his name to a transposition of sounds.
He transposed letters, i. e., "I'll sew you to a sheet."
"The weight of rages will press hard upon the employer" speaker
"The Lord is a shoving leopard" speaker
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