Clues for the word "WIT"
We've had 257 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 650 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on September 17, 2026.
Definition of wit
- inf. - of Wit
- t - ing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wit
- n. - To know; to learn.
- v. - Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
- v. - A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like.
- v. - Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner.
- v. - A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like.
Referring Clues
- Seinfeld, e.g.
- Dorothy Parker quality
- Cleverness
- Sense of humor
- Raillery
- Zinger producer
- 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama
- Punster
- 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play
- Funnyman
- Quotable one
- 48-Down, e.g.
- Groucho Marx forte
- Reparteeist
- Raconteur's asset
- Drollery
- Mental quickness
- Comic
- Oscar Wilde, notably
- "Cultured insolence," according to Aristotle
- Swift quality
- Wildean quality
- Wisecracker
- Puns and such
- ___ and wisdom
- Jon Stewart asset
- Punning and such
- Producer of a zinger
- Clever one
- Talent for banter
- Good humor man?
- Humor
- Card
- Good humor man
- Ad-libber's asset
- Punster's skill
- It may be dry
- Comedian
- Sagacity
- Ability to banter
- Quipster
- Sharpness
- Amusing one
- Talent of Leno or Letterman
- Half-___ (foolish person)
- Talent for persiflage
- Namely, after "to"
- Acumen
- Expert banterer
- Play that won the 1999 Pulitzer for Drama
- Clever humor
- "The noblest frailty of the mind": Shadwell
- Wilde, notably
- Knack for comebacks
- Repartee
- Clever sort
- Mother ___
- "Educated insolence," to Aristotle
- Raconteur asset
- Comical quality
- Apt humor
- Comedian's asset
- Punster, for one
- Humorist's forte
- Dorothy Parker, for one
- Dorothy Parker had it
- Funny one
- Mental ability
- "Educated insolence," to Aristotle
- Talent for repartee
- Twain's talent
- Comic's need
- Verbal deftness
- Quipster's asset
- Amusing quality
- Swift gift
- Bon mot expert
- Wordplay, e.g.
- Card quality
- Intelligence
- Mother ___
- Ad libber's asset
- Mental acuity
- Humour
- Astuteness
- Dorothy Parker forte
- Dorothy Parker forte
- 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning Margaret Edson play
- Charming person's asset, perhaps
- Oscar Wilde's gift
- Natural intelligence
- Life of the party, perhaps
- 1999 Pulitzer-winning play by Margaret Edson
- Mental capacity
- Funny fellow
- Oscar Wilde's sine qua non
- Humorist's sine qua non
- Orator's asset
- Jesting sort
- Wilde forte
- Jester
- Ability to say clever things
- A lively person may have a sparkling one
- Wordplay user
- Quipping sort
- Humorist
- Clever chap
- Jon Stewart forte
- It may be native
- Parker pen product
- Wag
- Satirist's quality
- Common sense
- Mental agility
- Coward, for one
- Clever person
- Smile-inducing speaker
- Stephen Colbert asset
- U.K. humor
- Seinfeld specialty
- Jesting type
- Woody Allen asset
- Comic commentator
- Wordplay quality
- Jon Stewart display
- "Well-bred insolence," per Aristotle
- One skilled in repartee
- Jokester
- Oscar Wilde's forte
- One skilled at repartee
- Quickness of mind
- Comedian's quality
- One quick to quip
- Tina Fey display
- It can be dry or sparkling
- What "many a man hath more hair than," in Shakespeare
- Native ___
- Romeo's was "a most sharp sauce"
- Zinger deliverer
- Knack for snappy comebacks
- Card's quality
- Wilde thing?
- "___ and wisdom are like the seven stars, seldom seen together": Thomas Fuller
- Wag of the tongue
- Sharp humor
- Leg-puller
- Brainy skill
- It may be dry or sparkling
- Wilde, for one
- "Few love it unless in themselves," per Lord Chesterfield
- Jimmy Fallon asset
- Wisdom's partner
- Quipster or punster
- Clever commenter
- Droll humor
- Clever type
- Funny person
- Mark Twain, notably
- "Quick" thing for a comic to have
- Algonquin Round Table member, e.g.
- Ingenuity
- Quipster's quality
- Asset for a funny ad-libber
- Quick thinking
- Oscar Wilde, e.g.
- The sense to take a little water with it
- Satirist's specialty
- Verbal ability
- Feature of Algonquin Round Table discussions
- Comedian's forte
- Funny person's asset
- Jocularity
- "Rock ___ U" (Awww Baby)" (Ashanti)
- Part of lyrical content, at times
- Characteristic of lyrics, at times
- The clever fellow takes whiskey with it
- With less humour?
- As humour, it has point
- A wag
- Being typically sharp, it has a point
- In comedy, it has point
- Used for funny lyrics
- Comic's quality
- Typical Algonquin Round Table member
- Clever humour
- Card and cut
- "There's many a man hath more hair than ___": Shak.
- Word that can follow "half" or "nit"
- Satirist's asset
- Marx asset
- Quick quality
- "Make It ___ Chu" Queens of the Stone Age
- With being breathless, one can be amusing
- Clever nature
- With breathless humour!
- Stand-up specialty
- White? Not he, the clever fellow!
- Joke writer's asset
- Intellect
- Slayer of a sort
- Funny one's asset
- Expert in repartee
- Quip quality, hopefully
- Life of the party, often
- Clever comedian
- "Rapier" quality
- Romeo's was "a most sharp sauce," per Shakespeare
- Punster's quality
- Comic's asset
- Wag's quality
- Humorist's skill
- Skill with wordplay
- Verbal cleverness
- Sarcasm
- Point to it as something clever
- Comical skill
- Brevity is said to be the soul of it
- "Irreverence is easy--what's hard is ___": Tom Lehrer
- Groucho's forte
- Joker
- Conan quality
- One always ready with quick comebacks
- Zinger deliverer or wisecracker
- Comic’s forte
- Raconteur's talent
- Humor writer's quality
- Life of many a party
- Humorous one
- Joke writer's specialty
- Comedic quality
- Wordplay and such
- Joke writer's forte
- It is to the point, showing intelligence
- Ability to amuse
- Knack for quick comebacks
- It can be cutting or sparkling
- Brevity is the soul of ___
- A clever chap takes whiskey with it
- "___ has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words": Dorothy Parker
- Knack for quick humor
- A pun is said to be the lowest form of this
- Gag writer's asset
- With less humour?
- Essence of a good roast
- It might be dry or biting
- Comedy writer's asset
- "The salt of conversation, not the food," per William Hazlitt
- Ad-libber's funny asset
- Wisdom partner
- Few items show humour
- Punnery, e.g.
- Sharp quality
- One with a knack for snappy comebacks
- "Educated insolence," per Aristotle
- Satirist's gift
- One with snappy comebacks
- Intelligent humor
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - September 17, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - September 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - September 10, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - September 04, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - August 22, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - August 08, 2026
- LA Times - July 29, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - July 27, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - July 11, 2026
- Mirror Daily - July 02, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 06, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - May 03, 2026
- New York Times - April 26, 2026
- LA Times - April 16, 2026
- New York Times - March 26, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 03, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 09, 2026
- LA Times - January 27, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 26, 2026
- LA Times - November 04, 2025
- LA Times - October 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - October 19, 2025
- New York Times - October 12, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 15, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 05, 2025
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