Accelerated board activity repeatedly curtailed in talks (8)
I believe the answer is:
speeches
'repeatedly curtailed in talks' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'accelerated board activity' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'activity' could be 'pee' (pee is a kind of activity) and 'pee' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for speeches that I've seen before include "Formal communications to audiences" , "Formal words to audiences" , "Formal spoken communications" , "Orations" , "Dialogues" .)