| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Parton describing Rex in an amusing way (6) | ||
| With tongue in cheek | Wall Street Journal | 14 Sep 2019 |
| In a quaintly amusing way | The Times Concise | 11 Jun 2019 |
| With tongue in cheek | ||
| In a witty manner | Universal | 13 May 2017 |
| In a witty manner | ||
| In a whimsical way | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Jun 2015 |
| With whimsy | ||
| In a wryly humorous way | ||
| In a whimsical way | ||
| In a wryly humorous way | ||
| With whimsy | ||
| With whimsy | ||
| In a waggish way | ||
| In a waggish way | ||
| À la Thurber | ||
| With humor | ||
| With humor | ||
| In a comical manner. | ||
| Amusingly. | ||
| Comically. |