Related Clues:

• Asserted
• Not implied
• Put into words?
• Expressed aloud
• The Shirelles' ''Mama ___''
• See 15 Down
• Claimed
• Told it like it was
• 'That ___ ...'
• ''Because I __ so!''
• Port in northeast Egypt
• Testified (1978)
• Said with authority
• Demanded without reason
• Made a statement