Clues for the word "IRONIC"
We've had 147 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 273 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 18, 2026.
Definition of ironic
- a. - Ironical.
Referring Clues
- Double-edged
- Like some Swift writing
- Like a break-in at a burglar's house
- Unexpectedly appropriate, maybe
- Like some of Chekhov's writings
- Like many Rod Serling works
- Unexpected, in a way
- "Isn't it ___?"
- Like many an O. Henry story
- Twisted, in a way
- Like many O. Henry stories
- Song by Alanis Morissette
- Like "The Gift of the Magi"
- Like calling telemarketers at home
- Humorously sarcastic
- Worthy of O. Henry
- Like many episodes of "The Twilight Zone"
- Hit song from Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" album
- Having a twist
- Like Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard"
- Like some unexpected endings
- Alanis Morissette's first Top 10 hit
- Like some humor
- Dramatically twisty
- Like "as clear as mud"
- Twisty?
- Having an unexpected twist
- Like many "Twilight Zone" episodes
- Twisted?
- Like O. Henry stories
- Twisted at the end?
- Like an O. Henry ending
- Expressing a dramatic reversal
- Like a broker going broke
- Wry
- Funny in a twisted way
- Like a fire at the firehouse
- With a twist
- Like some hipsters' T-shirts
- Like wry humor
- Paradoxical
- Oddly funny
- Incongruous
- Arch
- Like O. Henry tales
- Kinda funny
- Funny in an odd way
- Funny, in a way
- Kind of funny
- O. Henry-esque
- Evoking O. Henry
- Sly, in a way
- Alanis Morissette song
- Cynically humorous
- Tongue-in-cheek
- With a twist in one's tale
- Funny, in an O. Henry sort of way
- "Ain't that ___!"
- Darkly humorous
- Wryly appropriate
- Morissette song that, by failing to give examples of things that are its title, becomes said title
- Said tongue in cheek
- Like "Big deal!"
- Having an obliquely conveyed meaning
- Unexpected, as some endings
- With a bit of a twist
- Like many a "Twilight Zone" ending
- Wryly humorous
- Like some modern mustaches
- Like rain on your wedding day, per Morissette
- Dry
- Perversely funny
- Wryly funny
- Like a firehouse burning down?
- Sarcastically humorous
- Like a broker going broke, e.g.
- Satirical, maybe
- Like a fire in a firehouse
- Perversely apt
- Like a broker going broke?
- Having a 13-Down
- Satiric
- Sarcastic
- Mocked by fate
- Morissette smash hit
- Amusingly unexpected
- Bittersweet, perhaps
- Like some surprise endings
- Like rain on your wedding day, as per a certain song
- Like an O. Henry story
- Like a break-in at a police station
- Alanis Morissette hit
- Like much humor
- Like many O. Henry endings
- Wryly amusing
- Coincidental
- Like hipster humor
- "Jagged Little Pill" hit
- Alanis Morissette "Isn't it ___?"
- Wry fellow in ICI reorganisation
- One fellow, I see, is sarcastic
- Strange and perverse
- Sarcastic driver on course put in charge
- Cruelly funny
- Sarcastic driver, maybe, in charge
- It's incongruous that one club supports another
- Cruelly humorous
- (Of a happening) having significance not perceived at the time
- Sardonic driver possibly in charge
- Morissette hit
- Not in earnest, in a way
- Self-contradictory, in a way
- Perversely coincidental
- Club in charge of satire
- Press ninety-nine when dry
- Smooth one, first clever then sarcastic
- Tough Vince regularly and humorously saying the opposite of what's meant!
- Humorously sarcastic or mocking
- Funny girl cons rich couples at the centre
- Dry and smooth, I see
- Alanis Morissette "Isn't it ___, don't you think?"
- Alanis Morissette "Isn't it ___?"
- Like life in Death Valley
- Mocking
- Like cheating in an ethics class
- Like a typical O. Henry story
- Surprisingly contradictory
- Twisty, as some 39 Across
- Unexpected but appropriate
- Satirical
- Against expectations, say
- 1996 hit with the lyric "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife"
- Caustic
- Funny in a twisted manner
- Alanis Morissette song about unfortunate situations
- Being sarcastic gets one right ahead, I see
- Not what one would expect
- Like naming a fish Fluffy
- 1996 hit for Alanis Morissette
- Like a driving instructor running a red light
- Like a free ride when you've already paid, per a 1996 hit
- Like O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"
- Sarcastic, very hard piece of advice
- Like a librarian getting shushed by a visitor
- Like a big dog named Tiny
- Like some phrases in scare quotes
- Like some hipster T-shirts
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 18, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - December 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 27, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 22, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 11, 2025
- Daily American - September 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 11, 2025
- Daily American - May 07, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 10, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 27, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - February 20, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 23, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 17, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 01, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 12, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 07, 2024
- New York Times - July 07, 2024
- USA Today - June 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - June 07, 2024
- Mirror Daily - April 04, 2024
- LA Times - March 13, 2024
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