Possible Clues:

• Spoke of empty space outside church
• Spoken verse -- code I deciphered
• Gave utterance to
• Expressed out loud
• Homeless made to pay, it's said?
• Expressed in speech
• Declared victory, with nothing very cold
• Said a few words against something that attracts attention locally at Rising last month
• Articulated lorry, van or bike is initially, but not taxi
• Declared