Crossword puzzle clue "word like and or or abbr"

"It's like this and like that and like this and uh /___, creep to the mic like a phantom"

First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f

Word that sounds like another word, like "main," "mane," and "Maine"

Linguistic term for a word that's almost the same as another word, like "affect" and "effect"

Add vertical line 13 (word 3) and vertical line 3 (word 1) together and enter the answer to the resulting clue on this line

Add vertical line 9 (word 2) and vertical line 7 (word 2) and enter the answer to the resulting clue on this line

Add vertical line 1 (word 1) and vertical line 15 (word 3) and enter the answer to the resulting clue on this line

Add vertical line 15 (word 1) and vertical line 1 (word 3) and enter the answer to the resulting clue on this line