100% | GOSSIP | 6 | Clishmaclaver or bavardage, to use some fancy language |
38% | VERBALGYMNASTICS | 16 | Fancy, evasive language ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 26-, 54- and 65-Across |
36% | POTTYMOUTH | 10 | One using crude language ... or one saying the last parts of the answers to the starred clues? |
34% | KOKO | 4 | Gorilla famously taught to use sign language |
34% | MAKEANIGHTYOFIT | 15 | How to use excess cotton or silk? |
34% | GYMS | 4 | Places to use treadmills or lift weights |
34% | COPYRIGHT | 9 | Legal permission to use or reproduce artwork |
34% | TOLL | 4 | Fee to use a bridge or tunnel |
34% | TOLL | 4 | Payment to use a bridge or highway |
34% | SWEAR | 5 | To curse or use expletives |
33% | GLARE | 5 | Reason to use sunglasses or a sun visor |
33% | HYPERBOLE | 9 | Use of overstatement or exaggerating language |
33% | NAVAHO | 6 | Language used by some code talkers |
33% | SPANISH | 7 | Language that uses "¿" to punctuate questions |
33% | RHETORIC | 8 | Using thoughtful language to persuade people |
33% | BARRIER | 7 | Used to stop or prevent passage |
33% | COMMA | 5 | English language punctuation that looks like , and is used to separate two parts of a sentence or two items on a list |
33% | FROZEN | 6 | Too solid to use or eat due to cold |
32% | ESE | 3 | Used to address man in Spanish language |
32% | KEEPATBAY | 9 | To control or contain some negative effect |
32% | PADDLES | 7 | Used to make canoes or kayaks move |
32% | AMEND | 5 | Add some language to, say |
32% | BRITA | 5 | With 73-Across, insert for some water pitchers, or what has been used row-by-row on the answers to the starred clues? |
32% | EYELASHES | 9 | Some use mascara to make them appear longer |
32% | DIALECT | 7 | Language specific to a region or social group |
32% | ASMR | 4 | Some people use these whispers to fall asleep |
32% | CHOPSTICKS | 10 | Use this pair to pick up some sushi |
32% | JARGON | 6 | Language used by a particular group or faction |
32% | MENTION | 7 | Use @ to reply or do this on Twitter |
32% | OVERRIDE | 8 | Use authority to cancel or veto a decision |