___ teaches you when to be silent: Disraeli, 4 letters
'It is ___ that is golden, not silence': Samuel Butler, 4 letters
Making a point without making an enemy, per Newton, 4 letters
The ability to describe others as they see themselves, to Lincoln, 4 letters
Ambassador's quality, 4 letters
Ambassadorial asset, 4 letters
Ambassadors need it, 4 letters
Asset for a diplomat, 4 letters
Asset for an ambassador, 4 letters
Asset in answering the question Does this dress make me look fat?, 4 letters
Careful phrasing, perhaps, 4 letters
Careful wording, maybe, 4 letters
Consideration in dealing with others, 4 letters
Delicacy at a state dinner?, 4 letters
Delicate social touch, 4 letters
Delicate use of words, 4 letters
Delicate use of words, e.g., 4 letters
Diplomat's possession, 4 letters
Diplomat's requirement, 4 letters
Diplomat's specialty, 4 letters
Diplomat's stock-in-trade, 4 letters
Diplomatic technique, 4 letters
Gauche person's lack, 4 letters
Gaucherie's opposite, 4 letters
Good quality for a politician, 4 letters
It's de rigueur for a diplomat, 4 letters
Knowing when to be silent, e.g., 4 letters
Marilyn Manson's lack, 4 letters
Opposite of gaucheness, 4 letters
Parliamentarian's asset, 4 letters
People person's skill, 4 letters
Playing to someone's vanity, maybe, 4 letters
Press Secretary's asset, 4 letters
Public relations need, 4 letters
Public relations requirement, 4 letters
Remaining silent, at times, 4 letters
Remaining silent, sometimes, 4 letters
Saying I'm not sure that dress looks perfect on you, e.g., 4 letters
Sense for avoiding offense, 4 letters
Skill in dealing with delicate situations, 4 letters
Skill not displayed by asking Have you put on weight?, 4 letters
T' perform diplomatically, 4 letters
The core of rapport, 4 letters
What is socially correct, 4 letters
What it may take to answer the question Does this make me look fat?, 4 letters
What it takes not to say I see you've put on a little weight, 4 letters
What Nicholson lacks in As Good as It Gets, 4 letters
What some say John Rocker lacks, 4 letters
Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence, 4 letters
Like a good diplomat, 7 letters
Replete with diplomacy, 7 letters
Bait and switch, e.g., 6 letters
Deflection or underpromotion, in chess, 6 letters
Pin, fork or skewer, in chess, 6 letters
A plan for attaining a particular goal, 6 letters
Characterized by ingenuity, 8 letters
Like military maneuvers, 8 letters
Like military planning, 8 letters
Like some maneuvers, 8 letters
Of interest to generals, 8 letters
The Tall ___ (nickname of Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack), 9 letters
Military strategist, 9 letters
A person who is skilled at planning tactics, 9 letters
Clausewitz's emphasis, 7 letters
Elements of a strategy, 7 letters
Plans for attaining particular goals, 7 letters
War room discussion topic, 7 letters
Cattle I consider tangible, 7 letters
Perceptible by touch, 7 letters
Perceptible to the touch, 7 letters
Pertaining to touch, 7 letters
Responsiveness to touch, 9 letters
The faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain, 9 letters
Beginning of a quip, 15 letters
Boor's words, perhaps, 15 letters
They may cause offense, 15 letters
Two of a well-known threesome, 6 letters
Diplomatic qualities, 5 letters
Refinements gained by experience?, 11 letters
Relating to the sense of touch, 7 letters
Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence, 11 letters