Possible Clues:

• Wears tie loosely, so to speak
• In a kind of way
• Wear ties knotted oddly, so to speak
• Satire we found funny, so to speak
• Terrible satire we like
• A literary trio swapping lines for note, so to speak
• Tie wears out to a certain extent
• We get right into a position in a kind of way
• Boatman wears knitted sweater, after a fashion
• A seated we are, in short, in a manner of speaking