Dry Fe(III)? |
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Like the NSA being hacked, say |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Apr 2024 |
Wry form of stage direction not gestated (6) |
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1996 Alanis Morissette track (6) |
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Amusing, unexpected turn of events (6) |
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1996 Alanis Morissette song (6) |
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Satirically incongruous (6) |
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Mildly sarcastic (6) |
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Of language implying an opposite meaning |
The Times Concise |
18 Mar 2024 |
Like a big dog named Tiny |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2024 |
Using irony (6) |
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Cairo nice? That's somewhat cynical (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
07 Mar 2024 |
Golf club in charge? How paradoxical! (6) |
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Wryly amusing |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Mar 2024 |
Irish forged coin that's ridiculous |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Mar 2024 |
Sarcastic |
Mirror Quick |
21 Feb 2024 |
Paradoxical, like a metal |
Mirror Cryptic |
21 Feb 2024 |
Cruelly coincidental (6) |
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Like a librarian getting shushed by a visitor |
USA Today |
23 Jan 2024 |
Wry droll |
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I see, at the club, it's known as being mocked by fate |
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Sarcastic or cynical (6) |
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Unexpected yet fitting |
Universal |
01 Jan 2024 |
Like a shorn sheep wearing a wool sweater for warmth |
Universal |
05 Nov 2023 |
Sly, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Sep 2023 |
Like O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi' |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2023 |
Wry |
The Times Concise |
10 Aug 2023 |
Like a hairdresser with a bad haircut, e.g. |
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Humorously sarcastic |
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Like a free ride when you've already paid, per a 1996 hit |
New York Times |
28 Jun 2023 |
Expressing the opposite, implicitly? |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jun 2023 |
Wryly unexpected |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2023 |
Sly, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Dec 2022 |
Sly, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Dec 2022 |
Like a driving instructor running a red light |
USA Today |
13 Dec 2022 |
Unyielding in charge, like the Screwtape Letters? |
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Humorously sarcastic |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Nov 2022 |
Like the Bible being the most shoplifted book |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Nov 2022 |
Rich club in charge |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Oct 2022 |
Amusingly unexpected |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2022 |
Having a twist |
Universal |
17 Aug 2022 |
Like some humour found in Cairo, nice |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Aug 2022 |
Amusingly unexpected |
Newsday |
03 Aug 2022 |
Sarcastic; wry |
The Times Concise |
22 Jul 2022 |
Mocking extract from memoir on icon |
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Amusingly unexpected |
Newsday |
09 May 2022 |
Wry, incongruous |
Irish Times Simplex |
02 May 2022 |
Like a pilot with a fear of heights |
Universal |
23 Feb 2022 |
Tongue-in-cheek |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Feb 2022 |
Between two, neither partner's backing conservative — that's funny |
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The lyrics of this 1996 Alanis Morissette single have been seen as contradicting its title |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
09 Jan 2022 |
Like naming a fish Fluffy |
USA Today |
06 Dec 2021 |
Amusingly unexpected |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2021 |
Humorously sarcastic or mocking |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Sep 2021 |
Rhetorician loses heart for what's sarcastic |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 Sep 2021 |
Having a twist |
LA Times Daily |
29 Aug 2021 |
Having a twist |
The Washington Post |
29 Aug 2021 |
Creationist has no taste for what's sarcastic |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Jul 2021 |
Like some writing devices |
The Washington Post Sunday |
06 Jun 2021 |
Creationist has no taste for what's sarcastic |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 May 2021 |
Wry, incongruous |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 May 2021 |
Like O. Henry tales |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Apr 2021 |
Wryly amusing |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Apr 2021 |
Rich Irish forged coin |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Apr 2021 |
Press pitch regularly ignored, which is funny |
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Unexpected metal I see on the radio |
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Like a twist of fate |
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Not what one would expect |
The Washington Post |
14 Jan 2021 |
Not what one would expect |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2021 |
Humorously sarcastic or mocking |
Irish Times Simplex |
23 Dec 2020 |
Like the Who's opening lyric 'The song is over' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Dec 2020 |
Wryly funny |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2020 |
Funny press pitch — not regular |
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Dry |
Canadiana |
12 Oct 2020 |
Dramatically twisty |
The Washington Post |
06 Oct 2020 |
Dramatically twisty |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2020 |
Alanis Morissette song about unfortunate situations |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2020 |
Funny in a twisted manner |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2020 |
Rich one, Conservative joining club |
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Like some twists of fate |
Jonesin |
21 Jul 2020 |
Wry, sarcastic |
Irish Times Simplex |
20 Jul 2020 |
Like much humor |
The Washington Post |
09 Jul 2020 |
Like much humor |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2020 |
Amusingly unexpected |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2020 |
1996 hit with the lyric 'It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife' |
New York Times |
21 May 2020 |
Funny in a twisted way |
Premier Sunday |
26 Apr 2020 |
Humorously mocking |
The Guardian Quick |
18 Mar 2020 |
Wryly funny |
The Times Concise |
08 Mar 2020 |
Setter rolling in money mostly keeps working — not being serious! |
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Press piece regularly seen as sarcastic |
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Sarcastically humorous |
The Times Concise |
28 Nov 2019 |
Against expectations, say |
New York Times |
31 Oct 2019 |
Against expectations, say |
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Like O. Henry stories |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Oct 2019 |
Amusingly twisted |
|
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Satirical press about to take over Independent |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Sep 2019 |
Rich Irish forged coin |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Aug 2019 |
Alanis Morissette single which begins “An old man turned ninety-eight / He won the lottery and died the next day” |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
04 Aug 2019 |
Having a twist |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Apr 2019 |
Unexpected but appropriate |
Newsday |
23 Mar 2019 |
Twisty, as some 39 Across |
Newsday |
21 Mar 2019 |
Sarcastic |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Mar 2019 |
Like an O. Henry ending |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2019 |
Alanis Morissette song from the album "Jagged Little Pill" |
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Surprisingly contradictory |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2019 |
Like an O. Henry ending |
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Having a twist |
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Like a typical O. Henry story |
The Washington Post |
23 Dec 2018 |
Like a typical O. Henry story |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2018 |
Irish forged coin that's ridiculous |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Oct 2018 |
Like cheating in an ethics class |
The Washington Post Sunday |
09 Sep 2018 |
1996 single by Alanis Morissette |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
12 Aug 2018 |
Sly, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Jul 2018 |
Wryly amusing |
The Times Concise |
18 Jul 2018 |
Paradoxical |
Premier Sunday |
06 May 2018 |
Like life in Death Valley |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Apr 2018 |
In charge, undermining club? That's somehow incongruous |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Mar 2018 |
Sarcastic, smooth and in charge |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Mar 2018 |
Satirical |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Mar 2018 |
Having a twist |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2018 |
Having a twist |
The Washington Post |
07 Feb 2018 |
Press ninety-nine when dry |
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Not in earnest, in a way |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
19 Jan 2018 |
Wryly amusing |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2018 |
Not in earnest, in a way |
|
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Having a twist |
|
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Amusingly twisted |
|
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Like a typical O. Henry story |
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Wry |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Nov 2017 |
Wry, sardonic |
Irish Times Simplex |
08 Nov 2017 |
Wry |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Nov 2017 |
Metal discs regularly go missing, it's strange |
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Like many O. Henry endings |
USA Today |
13 Sep 2017 |
Wry |
Universal |
30 Jun 2017 |
Sarcastic |
Canadiana |
26 Jun 2017 |
Alanis Morissette hit |
Universal |
19 Jun 2017 |
Mocking one 'Reagan' in charge |
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Satirical press report I see |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Feb 2017 |
Wry |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Feb 2017 |
Wryly humorous |
The Times Concise |
20 Jan 2017 |
Wry |
|
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Like much humor |
|
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Alanis Morissette hit |
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Like many O. Henry endings |
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Like a break-in at a police station |
Universal |
27 Nov 2016 |
Like an O. Henry story |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Oct 2016 |
Having a twist |
Family Time |
17 Oct 2016 |
Wryly amusing press piece oddly ignored |
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Like rain on your wedding day, as per a certain song |
Universal |
19 Jun 2016 |
Like some surprise endings |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2016 |
Press endlessly hostile and sarcastic |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Apr 2016 |
Morissette smash hit |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2016 |
Funny girl cons rich couples at the centre |
|
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Having a twist |
USA Today |
18 Jan 2016 |
Like rain on your wedding day, as per a certain song |
|
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Like some surprise endings |
|
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Having a twist |
|
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Oddly funny |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Oct 2015 |
Having a 13-Down |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2015 |
Like a broker going broke? |
Universal |
11 Sep 2015 |
Perversely apt |
Universal |
08 Aug 2015 |
Sarcastic morticians drop mast |
Irish Times Crosaire |
05 Aug 2015 |
Like a fire in a firehouse |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2015 |
Wry |
Canadiana |
08 Jun 2015 |
Sarcastic? It's somewhat unfair on Icelanders |
|
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Having a 13-Down |
|
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Amusingly unexpected |
|
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Wryly funny |
|
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Like a fire in a firehouse |
|
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Like some humor |
|
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Perversely apt |
|
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Like a broker going broke? |
|
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Unexpected, literally |
|
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Like rain on your wedding day, per Morissette |
|
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Like a firehouse burning down? |
|
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Sarcastically humorous |
|
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Like some humor |
|
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Unexpected |
|
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Self-contradictory, in a way |
|
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Wryly humorous |
|
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Double-edged weapon, pre 1st century |
|
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Sarcastic driver on course put in charge |
|
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Morissette hit |
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Like dirty soap |
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Twisted, in a way |
|
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With a bit of a twist |
|
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Wryly humorous |
|
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Having a twist |
|
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Double-edged |
|
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Darkly humorous |
|
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Like many a "Twilight Zone" ending |
|
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Having an unexpected twist |
|
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Unexpected, as some endings |
|
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With a twist in one's tale |
|
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Like "Big deal!" |
|
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Said tongue in cheek |
|
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Paradoxical |
|
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Morissette song that, by failing to give examples of things that are its title, becomes said title |
|
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Having an obliquely conveyed meaning |
|
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Like "Big deal!" |
|
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It's paradoxical that one club backs another |
|
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Like many "Twilight Zone" episodes |
|
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Like wry humor |
|
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Like some hipsters' T-shirts |
|
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Like many "Twilight Zone" episodes |
|
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Like a fire at the firehouse |
|
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Alanis Morissette hit |
|
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Cynically humorous |
|
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Wry |
|
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Like a broker going broke |
|
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Like some unexpected endings |
|
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Having a twist |
|
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Like some unexpected endings |
|
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Like Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" |
|
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Funny in a twisted way |
|
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Like some Swift writing |
|
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Like O. Henry stories |
|
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Double-edged |
|
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Not what you'd expect |
|
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Like "as clear as mud" |
|
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Tongue-in-cheek |
|
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Dramatically twisty |
|
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Like "as clear as mud" |
|
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Twisted at the end? |
|
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Dramatically twisty |
|
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Twisty? |
|
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Expressing a dramatic reversal |
|
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Twisty? |
|
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Like many O. Henry stories |
|
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Like many Rod Serling works |
|
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Like many Rod Serling works |
|
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Having an unexpected twist |
|
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Like an O. Henry ending |
|
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Wry |
|
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Like many O. Henry stories |
|
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Poignantly contrary |
|
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Unexpectedly appropriate |
|
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Like some humor |
|
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Having an unexpected twist |
|
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Humorously sarcastic |
|
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Alanis Morissette's first Top 10 hit |
|
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Humorously sarcastic |
|
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Twisted, in a way |
|
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Like "The Gift of the Magi" |
|
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Like many episodes of "The Twilight Zone" |
|
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Said tongue in cheek |
|
|
Alanis Morissette song |
|
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Unexpected, in a way |
|
|
Like a twist of fate |
|
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Twisted? |
|
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Twisted? |
|
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Having a surprise ending |
|
|
Poignantly wry |
|
|
Like many an O. Henry story |
|
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Hit song from Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" album |
|
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Humorously sarcastic |
|
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Double-edged |
|
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Worthy of O. Henry |
|
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Like Austen's work |
|
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Paradoxical |
|
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Like some satire |
|
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Like a fire at a fireman's house |
|
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Arch |
|
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Like an O. Henry story |
|
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Like an O. Henry story |
|
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Like calling telemarketers at home |
|
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Sarcastic |
|
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Having an unexpected twist, in fiction |
|
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1996 Alanis Morissette hit |
|
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"Isn't it ___?" |
|
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Poignantly contrary |
|
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Like O'Henry's endings |
|
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Sarcastic |
|
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Having an unexpected twist, in fiction |
|
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Like twists in tales |
|
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Incongruous |
|
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Incongruous |
|
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Like some satire |
|
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Like many Rod Serling works |
|
|
Unexpected, in a way |
|
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Sarcastic |
|
|
Morissette hit |
|
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Alanis Morissette hit |
|
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Morissette smash hit |
|
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Unexpectedly appropriate, maybe |
|
|
Like some of Chekhov's writings |
|
|
Like a break-in at a burglar's house |
|
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Song by Alanis Morissette |
|
|
Morissette hit |
|
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Like the works of O. Henry |
|
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Double-edged |
|
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Like man O. Henry stories |
|
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Having hidden humor |
|
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Satirical, maybe |
|
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Like poetic justice |
|
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Like some twists of fate |
|
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Subtly sarcastic |
|
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Sarcastic |
|
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Like wry humor |
|
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Sarcastic, in a way |
|
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Wry |
|
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Wryly humorous |
|
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Meaning the contrary of what is expressed |
|
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Satirical |
|
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Rabelaisian |
|
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Bitter. |
|
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Like some writing. |
|
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Directly opposite to what might be expected. |
|
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Implying the opposite. |
|
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Sarcastic. |
|
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Directly opposite to what is. |
|
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Satirical. |
|
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Bitter, Sneering, Sarcastic. |
|
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Meaning the contrary of what is expressed. |
|
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Satiric. |
|
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Using a sort of humor. |
|
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Bitterly sarcastic. |
|
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Directly opposite to what is expected. |
|
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Like the twist of fate. |
|
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Wry. |
|
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Socratic. |
|
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Describing O. Henry stories. |
|
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Bitingly unexpected. |
|
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Like hipster humor |
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