Smooth-talking Crossword Clue

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Smooth-talking Crossword Answer

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Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. artfully persuasive in speech
2. having only superficial plausibility

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TALKING (noun)
1. an exchange of ideas via conversation
SMOOTH (adjective)
1. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
2. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
SMOOTH (verb)
1. make (a surface) shine
2. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
SMOOTH (noun)
1. the act of smoothing

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SUAVE
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Down

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