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The clue at 21A, [🕘⏳⏰ ], shows us pictures of clocks. We might refer to these as SIGNS OF THE TIMES. The hand signs [🤙👏👋] at 39A are SYMBOLIC GESTURES. And at 57A, [💬🗣️🗯️] gives us three different ways to represent speaking. In that sense, they are FIGURES OF SPEECH.

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