States (8)
'states' is the definition.
('say' can be a synonym of 'state')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for says that I've seen before include "Utters" , "Expresses in words" , "Traditional Mexican strolling musician" , "Verbalises" , "States" .)
'states' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for asserts that I've seen before include "States categorically" , "States confidently and forcefully" , "Declares to be true" , "States firmly" .)
'states' is the definition.
(to aver is to declare or state)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for avers that I've seen before include "States to be true" , "States firmly - really raves" , "States positively" , "Swears" , "Declares to be true" .)
'states' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Another definition for speaks that I've seen is " Utters".)
'states' is the definition.
(declaring is a kind of stating)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for declares that I've seen before include "makes confession" , "States emphatically" .)