Phrase whose words have a non-literal meaning (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOM Phrase whose words have a non-literal meaning (5) (5) Puzzler Apr 12, 2026
7% IDIOMS Non-literal expressions (6) Commuter Mar 24, 2026
6% SINEQUANON Latin phrase meaning an essential requirement (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 5, 2026
6% ENTENDRE "Double"-meaning phrase (8) Newsday Mar 29, 2026
6% COIN Invent (a word or phrase) (4) (4) Puzzler Mar 28, 2026
6% MANTRA Repeated word or phrase (6) The Times Concise Feb 4, 2026
6% ORDER What "seder" means, literally (5) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
5% HAWK Be ___-eyed, phrase that means being sharp-sighted (4)
5% BAT Blind as a ___, phrase that describes having poor eyesight (3)
5% SEMANTIC Relating to the meaning of words (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Apr 14, 2026

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