Clues for the word "DICTION"
We've had 17 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 20 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on September 17, 2025.
Definition of diction
- n. - Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's poems.
Referring Clues
- What you choose to say
- Acting lesson
- Articulation
- Asset for an actor
- Style of wording
- Enunciation
- I don't worry about being in charge of elocution
- Elocution
- Speaker's concern
- Way of speaking
- In this speech, one would have to be included as a token
- Retract denial of it to police, in a manner of speaking
- Choice of words found in short stories beginning differently
- Sign missing from reference books, in a manner of speaking
- Subject in acting school
- Choice and use of words
- Language learnable from a lexicon?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - July 26, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 27, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - June 13, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - June 02, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 10, 2015
- LA Times - February 16, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 09, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - July 31, 2014
- Guardian Quick - October 20, 2013
- USA Today - December 26, 2012
- Guardian Everyman - December 09, 2012
- Guardian Quick - September 06, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 09, 2009
- Netword - March 08, 2008
- Guardian Prize - October 27, 2007
- USA Today - January 20, 2006
- Washington Post - February 06, 2005
- Guardian Quiptic - December 04, 2000