| See 16 Across | The Telegraph Toughie | 17 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Microsoft's "documentation" software that lets you write inkless letters |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Thomas Joseph | 05 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Term | The Telegraph Mini | 25 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | What might follow buzz, cross or pass | The Telegraph Mini | 09 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | "I give you my ___" | Universal | 07 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Sentence unit | Wall Street Journal | 22 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Scrabble creation | USA Today | 11 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Promise | The Telegraph Quick | 06 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Conversation piece? | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Language unit | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Something with letters (4) |  |  | 
          
            | MS Office program | The Telegraph Quick | 14 May 2025 | 
          
            | See 18 | The Guardian Cryptic | 13 May 2025 | 
          
            | 48 Down application | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 28 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | By ___ of mouth; orally |  |  | 
          
            | "Don't say a ___!" | Universal | 11 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Part of a sentence | The Sun Mini | 31 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Microsoft's "documentation" software that lets you write inkless letters |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble play, or, when parsed in three parts, a hint to the switch featured in this puzzle's longest answers | LA Times Daily | 09 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Element of speech |  |  | 
          
            | Chat | The Telegraph Quick | 04 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Unit of language between a syllable and a sentence | The Telegraph Mini | 16 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Scrabble formation | Newsday | 08 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Boggle find | New York Times | 18 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | 'Suit the action to the ___' (Shakespeare Hamlet act 3, sc. 2) (4) |  |  | 
          
            | News or information (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Signal the fourth tier from base | The Telegraph Toughie | 06 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Scrabble play | Universal | 04 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | ___ search (classic puzzle) | Universal | 14 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | The last or processor (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Promise you'll have something to say (4) |  |  | 
          
            | With 6-Down, language lover | New York Times Mini | 23 May 2024 | 
          
            | Promise to start work on the highway (4) |  |  | 
          
            | AFTER: Slangy "Amen" | New York Times | 14 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Sentence part |  |  | 
          
            | One's promise that it will form part of the sentence (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Take my ___ for it.. |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft's "documentation" software that lets you write inkless letters |  |  | 
          
            | A limit to well-founded rumour | The Telegraph Toughie | 08 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | A limit to well-founded rumour (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Any of seven parts of this clue |  |  | 
          
            | Argue over daughter's news |  |  | 
          
            | Language element (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Ordered combination of letters |  |  | 
          
            | Thing written in a cros... erm... puzzle |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary look-up | Newsday | 14 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | What what or is is |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Commuter | 28 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Unit of speech (4) | Puzzler | 28 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Thomas Joseph | 13 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Conversation piece? |  |  | 
          
            | What you make in Scrabble |  |  | 
          
            | "I give you my ___" (promise) |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Part of a sentence, or change a letter in 22a to get the answer |  |  | 
          
            | "Mum's the ___!" ("Shh!") |  |  | 
          
            | Verb or noun | Newsday | 04 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Sentence unit? |  |  | 
          
            | Promise Germany conflict is over | The Telegraph Toughie | 09 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Verb or noun | Newsday | 10 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Microsoft program for a ".docx" file |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | One of six in this clue | New York Times | 10 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Scrabble formation | Newsday | 16 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Quick chat with GP about keeping one's head | The Telegraph Toughie | 20 May 2022 | 
          
            | Part of a phrase | Universal | 11 May 2022 | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Eugene Sheffer | 09 May 2022 | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | See 16 | The Guardian Quiptic | 28 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Unit of computer data left out of great deal |  |  | 
          
            | Unit of computer data left out of great deal | The Guardian Cryptic | 16 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | 'I give you my ___' | USA Today | 03 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | "The L ___," TV show starring Cobie Smulders as Leigh Ostin |  |  | 
          
            | Promise without really delivering, at first | The Times Cryptic | 14 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | "Agreed!" | LA Times Daily | 14 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | 'Agreed!' | The Washington Post | 14 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | ___ Sneak, game from "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" featuring conversational cards |  |  | 
          
            | Promise from world-weary missing lawyer | Irish Times Crosaire | 03 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Dictionary entry |  |  | 
          
            | '___ on the street is . . .' | USA Today | 14 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | "The Painted ___," 1975 book on art criticism by Tom Wolfe |  |  | 
          
            | Promise all sides today | Irish Times Crosaire | 10 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | "This" is one, and so is "that" | Family Time | 07 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Promise from world-weary missing lawyer | Irish Times Crosaire | 21 May 2021 | 
          
            | Promise, or part of a promise | Universal | 14 May 2021 | 
          
            | Part of speech that's hummed out loud | The Telegraph Cryptic | 10 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Conversation piece | Wall Street Journal | 03 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | "Amen!" | LA Times Daily | 21 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | 'Amen!' | The Washington Post | 21 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Promise | The Times Concise | 22 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Former NFL player Barry ___ who is the President of SpeedPro Centreville |  |  | 
          
            | 'You said it!,' in slang | New York Times | 24 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Thomas Joseph | 25 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Microsoft product | The Washington Post | 16 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Microsoft product | LA Times Daily | 16 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Set of blanks on 'Wheel of Fortune' | USA Today | 16 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Communication, news | The Times Concise | 11 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Promise a choice between seven days and one? | The Telegraph Toughie | 03 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | You might put in a good one for someone | USA Today | 12 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Promise jointly kept by law and order? | The Telegraph Toughie | 22 May 2020 | 
          
            | Sentence segment | USA Today | 02 May 2020 | 
          
            | Part of a sentence | Family Time | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Sentence part? |  |  | 
          
            | 'Don't say a ___!' | USA Today | 07 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Hangman player's find | USA Today | 27 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | 'You got that right!' | New York Times | 15 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Small part of a sentence | Newsday | 29 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Controversy backing Duke's command |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble play | The Washington Post | 08 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Scrabble play | LA Times Daily | 08 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | ___-of-mouth (verbal promotion) |  |  | 
          
            | Triple ___ score (Scrabble space) | Universal | 28 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Unit of language | The Times Concise | 15 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Microsoft office program whose output is usually 9a |  |  | 
          
            | "You got that right!" |  |  | 
          
            | Hangman player's find |  |  | 
          
            | Triple ___ score (Scrabble space) |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble play |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of news | LA Times Daily | 19 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Bit of news | The Washington Post | 19 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Microsoft Office component | USA Today | 06 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Promise liberals will quit the planet |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft introduction of 1983 | USA Today | 14 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Scrabble play | Wall Street Journal | 05 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Dictionary unit | Family Time | 02 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | "I give you my ___" (Promise) |  |  | 
          
            | Promise fair puzzle |  |  | 
          
            | Shetland troll first to defend altercation |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft Office component |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of news |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft introduction of 1983 |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble play |  |  | 
          
            | Promise daughter fight is over | The Telegraph Toughie | 22 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Something to the wise | Universal | 09 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | 'You said it!' | Wall Street Journal | 04 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Scrabble formation |  |  | 
          
            | *Something that might be bleeped | New York Times | 15 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | One of six in this clue | LA Times Daily | 05 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | One of six in this clue | The Washington Post | 05 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Some workfellow ordained by order, in a lawful sense | Irish Times Crosaire | 03 May 2017 | 
          
            | 'You said it!' | New York Times | 10 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | One of six in this clue |  |  | 
          
            | Something to the wise |  |  | 
          
            | *Something that might be bleeped |  |  | 
          
            | "You said it!" |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble formation | USA Today | 09 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Conversation piece? | LA Times Daily | 19 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | 'I agree,' in slang | New York Times | 08 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | Universal | 24 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Thesaurus entry | LA Times Daily | 01 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Name half of 14 across | Irish Times Crosaire | 05 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Communication; news | The Times Concise | 07 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | News; remark | The Times Concise | 27 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Thesaurus entry |  |  | 
          
            | "I agree," in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry |  |  | 
          
            | Conversation piece? |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry | LA Times Daily | 07 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Bit of a speech | LA Times Daily | 19 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Scrabble play | Jonesin | 10 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Scrabble formation | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Conversation piece | Newsday | 19 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Element of language | Irish Times Simplex | 19 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Conversation piece? | Wall Street Journal | 29 May 2015 | 
          
            | "Suit the action to the __ ... ": Hamlet | LA Times Daily | 22 May 2015 | 
          
            | Scrabble play | Newsday | 06 May 2015 | 
          
            | Many people want the last one | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 30 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Sen-tence component | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Brief chat | Newsday | 29 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Conversation piece |  |  | 
          
            | Conversation piece? |  |  | 
          
            | "Suit the action to the __ ... ": Hamlet |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of a speech |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry |  |  | 
          
            | Brief chat |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble play |  |  | 
          
            | Small part of a sentence |  |  | 
          
            | Many people want the last one |  |  | 
          
            | Conversation piece |  |  | 
          
            | Opposed to a hint, convoluted, husband dropped |  |  | 
          
            | With 72-Across, what the answers on this puzzle's perimeter form |  |  | 
          
            | Information |  |  | 
          
            | Hangman necessity |  |  | 
          
            | "The Bird's the ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Part of speech? |  |  | 
          
            | Brief chat |  |  | 
          
            | "May I have a ___ with you?" |  |  | 
          
            | What a definition defines |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble play |  |  | 
          
            | One of six in this clue |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft Office component |  |  | 
          
            | Solemn promise |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble formation |  |  | 
          
            | Personal guarantee |  |  | 
          
            | Short talk |  |  | 
          
            | Short talk |  |  | 
          
            | Promise |  |  | 
          
            | Writer's unit |  |  | 
          
            | Cameo "___ Up" |  |  | 
          
            | "Mum's the __!" |  |  | 
          
            | Short conversation |  |  | 
          
            | Conversation piece? |  |  | 
          
            | Information |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble formation |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary unit |  |  | 
          
            | Sponsor's offering? |  |  | 
          
            | Hangman's revelation |  |  | 
          
            | Sponsor's offering? |  |  | 
          
            | Noun or verb |  |  | 
          
            | The answer to this clue, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Noun or adverb |  |  | 
          
            | See 17 Across |  |  | 
          
            | The last one ends an argument and can be attached to the last one of 21-, 31-, 40-, and 50-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Short discussion |  |  | 
          
            | Kind of ladder exemplified by the answers to the seven starred clues |  |  | 
          
            | Popular Microsoft product |  |  | 
          
            | Thesaurus entry |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft Office component |  |  | 
          
            | It's given to the wise |  |  | 
          
            | Short discussion |  |  | 
          
            | Sentence part |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble play |  |  | 
          
            | One's promise |  |  | 
          
            | News |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary unit |  |  | 
          
            | Promise |  |  | 
          
            | Sentence part |  |  | 
          
            | Combination of sounds |  |  | 
          
            | Hangman requirement |  |  | 
          
            | Sentence unit |  |  | 
          
            | News |  |  | 
          
            | Brief remark |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a phrase |  |  | 
          
            | Brief remark |  |  | 
          
            | Solemn promise |  |  | 
          
            | Phrase unit |  |  | 
          
            | Promise |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft product |  |  | 
          
            | With 33-Across, anagrams and puns (or parts hidden in 17-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across) |  |  | 
          
            | Part of speech |  |  | 
          
            | The answer to this clue, for example |  |  | 
          
            | This clue's answer, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Basic dictionary entry |  |  | 
          
            | One of six in this clue |  |  | 
          
            | Solemn promise |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry |  |  | 
          
            | Vow |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft program |  |  | 
          
            | Vow |  |  | 
          
            | Tetragram, for one |  |  | 
          
            | One of six in this clue |  |  | 
          
            | "Car" or "cart" or "cartography" |  |  | 
          
            | Assurance |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble formation |  |  | 
          
            | The answer to this clue |  |  | 
          
            | Assurance |  |  | 
          
            | "May I have a ___ with you?" |  |  | 
          
            | Short talk |  |  | 
          
            | "Mum's the ___" |  |  | 
          
            | "Mum's the ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry |  |  | 
          
            | Put into a phrase |  |  | 
          
            | Puzzle part |  |  | 
          
            | Promise, so to speak |  |  | 
          
            | Part of speech |  |  | 
          
            | Solemn promise |  |  | 
          
            | This is one |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble formation |  |  | 
          
            | Microsoft product |  |  | 
          
            | Scripture, with "The" |  |  | 
          
            | Popular Microsoft product |  |  | 
          
            | Promise |  |  | 
          
            | Utterance |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a sentence |  |  | 
          
            | The answer to this clue |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary look-up |  |  | 
          
            | Promise |  |  | 
          
            | Popular Microsoft software |  |  | 
          
            | Hangman necessity |  |  | 
          
            | It may be dirty |  |  | 
          
            | Promise |  |  | 
          
            | Promise |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary entry |  |  | 
          
            | ___ to the wise: tip |  |  | 
          
            | It may be given |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble play |  |  | 
          
            | Dictionary commodity |  |  | 
          
            | Tidings |  |  | 
          
            | News; tidings |  |  | 
          
            | Comment |  |  | 
          
            | "Mum's the ___": Cervantes |  |  | 
          
            | Information |  |  | 
          
            | By ___ of mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Cross follower |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of news |  |  | 
          
            | Tidings |  |  | 
          
            | This was "in the beginning" |  |  | 
          
            | Neologist's product |  |  | 
          
            | Utterance |  |  | 
          
            | Cross or last follower |  |  | 
          
            | Brief remark |  |  | 
          
            | ___-of-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Noun or verb |  |  | 
          
            | Solemn promise |  |  | 
          
            | Message. |  |  | 
          
            | Phrase. |  |  | 
          
            | Remark. |  |  | 
          
            | Thing often given. |  |  | 
          
            | Scrabble unit. |  |  | 
          
            | Promise. |  |  | 
          
            | News. |  |  | 
          
            | Household article. |  |  | 
          
            | Signal |  |  | 
          
            | Brief remark. |  |  | 
          
            | "What is honor? A ___!"—Shakespeare. |  |  | 
          
            | ___ that can follow 9-Across in both entries in 19-, 28-, 45-, and 55-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Short talk. |  |  | 
          
            | This defines itself. |  |  | 
          
            | Tidings. |  |  | 
          
            | Adverb, for instance. |  |  |