Crossword Genius

Puzzles responsible for angry speech? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crosswords

'puzzles' is the definition.
(crossword is a type of puzzle)

'angry speech?' is the wordplay.
'angry' becomes 'cross' (cross can mean annoyed or angry).
'speech?' becomes 'words' (words is a kind of speech).
'cross'+'words'='CROSSWORDS'

'responsible for' is the link.

(Another definition for crosswords that I've seen is " which call for solutions".)

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