Muddled Figure Of Speech Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 15, 2023

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	noun • a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect
	37%	8		A figure of speech satisfied a figure in speech
	noun • a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
	33%	9		Pinochet's muddled analysis of speech
	noun • the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

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	Clue	Source
1	A figure of speech satisfied a figure in speech The Guardian Cryptic - 07 Sep 2015	The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Sep 2015
2	By means of a figure or figure of speech
3	Fuzzy, muddled The Guardian Speedy - 30 Jul 2006	The Guardian Speedy / 30 Jul 2006
4	Muddled or muddled in thinking
5	Pinochet's muddled analysis of speech The Guardian Cryptic - 01 May 2014	The Guardian Cryptic / 01 May 2014
6	Tollgate muddled up tinker The Guardian Cryptic - 28 Apr 2003	The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Apr 2003
7	Top wine waiter's pointless and muddled, showing sluggishness The Guardian Cryptic - 23 Oct 2003	The Guardian Cryptic / 23 Oct 2003

A clash of symbols
Incongruous combination of descriptive figures of speech
Answer to each of the six starred clues, literally
"A rolling stone is worth two in the bush", for example
Homer apt to display this linguistic solecism?
Iron out a bottleneck, for example
Item Marx hoped to change, creating incongruous image

Ridiculous combination of two figures of speech
Hit the nail on the nose, e.g.
For example, to hit the nail on the nose?
"When the going gets tough, the early bird gets the worm," e.g.
Homer apt, conceivably, to say it's not rocket surgery?
Contradictory device

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