___ Talks (3)
(Other definitions for ted that I've seen before include "Turn and spread (hay)" , "-- Hughes, poet laureate" , "1950s adolescent" , "1950s teenager" , "Man's name; make hay" .)
'talks' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for dialogue that I've seen before include "Talks" , "The words spoken by characters in a play" , "Lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction" , "Lines spoken in films, books etc" , "Agile duo in conversation" .)
'talks' is the definition.
('speak' can be a synonym of 'talk')
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for speaks that I've seen is " Utters".)