Figure of speech Crossword Clue

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• ORATOR6 letters

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  Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between January 2021 and December 2024.
• SOAPBOXPREACHER15 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, June 7, 2024.
• IDIOM5 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
• PHONEME7 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, August 11, 2012.
• LECTOR6 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, August 28, 1998.

• Familiar narrative device

  New York Times · Monday, September 21, 2026 · 5 letters

• Writing cliché

  New York Times · Sunday, February 16, 2025 · 5 letters

• Frequently recurring theme

  New York Times · Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 5 letters

• Familiar cliché in storytelling, like "the love triangle" or "the girl next door"

  New York Times · Monday, June 26, 2023 · 5 letters

• A car that won't start is a common one in horror films

  New York Times · Sunday, January 29, 2023 · 5 letters

• Busy businesswoman in a rom-com, e.g.

  New York Times · Sunday, July 24, 2022 · 5 letters

• Evil clown in a horror film, e.g.

  New York Times · Wednesday, May 18, 2022 · 5 letters

• The girl next door, for one

  New York Times · Wednesday, March 2, 2022 · 5 letters

• Amnesia in soap operas, e.g.

  New York Times · Wednesday, December 1, 2021 · 5 letters

• Meet-cute in a romance film, e.g.

  New York Times · Thursday, February 11, 2021 · 5 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 23-Across Apply gently, as cream
• 24-Down Prepare, as tea
• 25-Across Part of "business," phonetically
• 26-Down Dummy at a protest march
• 27-Down Lasso loop
• 29-Down Without purpose
• 30-Across "Raiders of the Lost Ark" star
• 30-Down Hard-to-hit pitches
• 31-Down Freeze
• 32-Across 102, in ancient Rome
• 32-Down Tragic clown in "Pagliacci"
• 33-Down Lacking sense