Allusion
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

CLUE
A slight indication

TALK
The act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

HINT
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

6 letters

CHARGE
A special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"

REMARK
Explicit notice; "it passed without remark"

GOSSIP
A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"

7 letters

MENTION
A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

MEANING
The idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

8 letters

CITATION
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

REFERRAL
The act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)

INNUENDO
An indirect (and usually malicious) implication

9 letters

INFERENCE
The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

STATEMENT
A nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"

QUOTATION
The practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"

REFERENCE
The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

10 letters

IMPUTATION
The attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"

INTIMATION
A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

CANOTATION

DENOTATION
The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

SUGGESTION
The act of inducing hypnosis

INDICATION
A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

11 letters

IMPLICATION
A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

INSINUATION
The act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"

12 letters

EXAGGERATION
The act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"

CASUALREMARK

13 letters

SIGNIFICATION
The message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

14 letters

FIGUREOFSPEECH
Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

16 letters

TURNOFEXPRESSION
A distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea"

17 letters

INCIDENTALMENTION