Straight guy from American city gets to master something similar with subtle difference, in a manner of speaking Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Straight guy from American city gets to master something similar with subtle difference, in a manner of speaking . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HETERONYM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HETERONYM Straight guy from American city gets to master something similar with subtle difference, in a manner of speaking (9)
5% DICTION Manner of speaking (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2025
5% IDIOM Manner of speaking (5) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
5% TONE Manner of speaking (4) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
5% ACCENT Manner of speaking (6) New York Times Jul 17, 2025
4% LISP 50-1 odds in a manner of speaking (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 28, 2025
4% ALA In the manner of (3) New York Times Oct 27, 2025
4% ERA "From a different ___" (period in the past) (3)
4% IBEG "____ to differ" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 25, 2025
4% SNEAKDISS Subtle shade (9) The Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
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