Clues for the word "IRONY"
We've had 199 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 384 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on April 16, 2026.
Definition of irony
- a. - Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.
- a. - Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.
- n. - Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
- n. - A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.
Referring Clues
- Humor not for dummies
- Nonliteral humor
- O. Henry specialty
- "The Gift of the Magi" feature
- Certain humor
- Often-missed humor
- Slice of wry?
- Humor with a twist
- It may feature a twist
- "Gulliver's Travels" feature
- Much-misunderstood writing
- 15-Across with a twist
- Swiftian device
- O. Henry device
- Overused humor technique
- Twisted humor
- Literary device
- Stinging surprise
- It may be tragic
- O. Henry literary device
- It may be poetic
- Wry twist
- Double-edged literary device
- Wry toast?
- Something said with the opposite implied
- Swift forte
- Socratic ___
- "The Gift of the Magi" device
- Tongue-in-cheek quality
- Poetic justice
- Satire feature
- Double-edged humor
- Literary twist
- Subtle sarcasm
- O. Henry technique
- Literary device in "The Gift of the Magi"
- It's not to be taken literally
- It may be dramatic
- Socratic ___ (feigned ignorance in a discussion)
- Humorous literary technique
- Sarcasm, e.g.
- Swift strength
- Humorist's tool
- Employment agency layoff, e.g.
- Twist onstage
- Unexpected outcome
- Twist at the end
- O. Henry's forte
- Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g.
- "Oedipus Rex" literary device
- Swift specialty
- Literary surprise
- Literary sarcasm
- Sardonic literary device
- It features a twist
- O. Henry forte
- Literary technique
- Certain literary device
- Literary style
- A literary incongruity
- Humor with a twist, perhaps
- Dramatic device
- The fire station burned down, e.g.
- Sardonic literary tactic
- Sardonic literary style
- Sardonic humor, e.g.
- Literary incongruity
- Sophocles skill
- Satirist's device
- "Seinfeld" specialty
- Sardonic humor
- Tongue-in-cheek humor
- Vonnegut device
- Device of the wryly humorous
- Feature of many fables
- Twist of fate
- Common literary device
- Socrates' forte
- O. Henry's specialty
- Bitter humor
- Satirist's specialty
- 'Bitter' humor
- Arch writing
- O. Henry's twist
- Sarcastic humor
- Satirist's tool
- Twisted wit
- Wry humor
- "The Gift of the Magi" quality
- It's lost on some people
- Swiftian humor
- What air quotes sometimes indicate
- Twist of a sort
- Twist in a tale
- Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone"
- Literary device much used by O. Henry
- "The Wizard of Oz" device
- Jonathon Swift's forte
- Dramatic ___
- Paradox
- A fire station burning down, e.g.
- Apt twist of fate, in literature
- "The Twilight Zone" plot device
- Literary technique involving incongruity
- Subtle satire
- Double-edged plot device
- Humor based on contradiction
- Satire, perhaps
- Humor element
- Firehouse catching fire, e.g.
- Twisty writing?
- Form of sarcasm, e.g.
- Writing that features a twist
- Satire
- Sardonic wit
- Subtle twist, in literature
- "Gift of the Magi" device
- Choking on a Life Saver, e.g.
- Subtle twist
- Robbery at a police station, e.g.
- Left-handed humor
- Satire device
- Word from the Greek for "feigned ignorance"
- O. Henry-esque twist
- Writing style with a twist?
- Jane Austen specialty
- O. Henry twist
- Stephen Colbert forte
- Plot twist
- Writing with a wry twist
- Vonnegut literary device
- Wry literary twist
- Quality that Alanis didn't quite hit in a hit song
- It's not what you'd expect
- Type of twisted wit
- Caustic remark
- Use of words to convey the opposite of what they normally mean
- The incongruity of a very strong end to a story
- (Words) inferring the opposite of what's actually said
- Figure to press young beginner
- Sarcastic talk brings club to untimely end
- Use of words to imply the opposite of what they mean
- Twist ending feature
- Paradoxical sarcasm
- Smooth variable sarcasm
- O. Henry trademark
- Subject of an Alanis Morissette tune
- Writing device, of a sort
- Jonathan Swift specialty
- I almost row to New York, which could be dramatic!
- Press centre of eye - it's a mockery
- Conveying meaning by expressing the opposite
- Incongruity
- Chap into home improvement lacking lead ribbing
- All Time Low "The ___ of Choking on a Lifesaver"
- Dramatic ___ (type of literary twist)
- It involves a twist
- Two-sided humor
- It has a twist
- Part of satire unfair on youngster's clothing
- Sarcasm
- Twist from O. Henry
- "The Gift of the Magi" plot device
- Twist in O. Henry stories
- Swift quality
- IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g.
- Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor
- Twist
- Device common on "Seinfeld"
- Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g.
- A car thief’s car getting stolen, e.g.
- "Seinfeld" humor type
- Cop committing a crime, e.g.
- Antonym of "earnestness"
- Ungenuine tone
- Plagiarizing an essay about integrity, for example
- Dramatic technique
- Sarcastic tone
- It can be dramatic or situational
- Literary effect in O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"
- O. Henry hallmark
- The incongruity of sarcasm
- Proofreader introducing an error, e.g.
- Mockery is hard on a youth leader
- Unearnest tone
- Dramatic literary device
- The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g.
- Complaining about social media on Facebook, say
- Dripping with ___ (very sarcastic)
- "Honesty with the volume cranked up," per George Saunders
- "___ is wasted on the stupid": Oscar Wilde
- "The Twilight Zone" specialty
- Dolly Parton losing a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, e.g.
- It might be verbal, dramatic or situational
- Someone yelling "Keep your voice down!," e.g.
- Twisted humor?
- Dramatic ___ (storytelling device)
- Hallmark of a typical Greek tragedy
- It might be dramatic or cosmic
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - April 16, 2026
- Mirror Daily - April 16, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 28, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 21, 2026
- New York Times - March 17, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 03, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 24, 2025
- Mirror Mini - November 08, 2025
- LA Times - November 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 04, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 18, 2025
- New York Times - September 10, 2025
- New York Times - July 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 11, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 10, 2025
- USA Today - March 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 23, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 12, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 05, 2024
- New York Times - November 24, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 16, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 19, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 20, 2024
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