| A hardware store with a broken doorknob is an example of it |
New York Times Mini |
26 May 2026 |
| Press last to decry sarcasm |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 May 2026 |
| "Ten thousand spoons, when all you need is a knife," according to Alanis Morissette |
New York Times Mini |
06 May 2026 |
| Wry humour |
Puzzler Backwords |
01 May 2026 |
| O. Henry's specialty |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Apr 2026 |
| Humour that's sometimes missed |
The Telegraph Plusword |
26 Mar 2026 |
| It might be dramatic or cosmic |
New York Times |
17 Mar 2026 |
| Form of sarcasm |
The Telegraph Plusword |
14 Mar 2026 |
| Literary technique used by Austen and others (5) |
The Guardian Weekend |
14 Mar 2026 |
| Literary twist |
Universal |
27 Feb 2026 |
| O. Henry's specialty |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Feb 2026 |
| Bitter humor |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Feb 2026 |
| Common literary device |
The Telegraph Plusword |
01 Feb 2026 |
| Sarcastic wit like metal? (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
09 Jan 2026 |
| Satirical device |
Commuter |
27 Dec 2025 |
| Form of sarcasm |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Dec 2025 |
| Wry humour |
Puzzler Backwords |
08 Dec 2025 |
| Liar Johnny regularly employed subtle type of humour (5) |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Nov 2025 |
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
25 Nov 2025 |
| Incongruity |
The Telegraph Plusword |
15 Nov 2025 |
| Dramatic device |
LA Times Daily |
05 Nov 2025 |
| Dramatic device |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Nov 2025 |
| Literary sarcasm |
Commuter |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Press beginning to yearn for sarcasm |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Oct 2025 |
| Humor with a twist |
|
|
| Naming a tiny dog "Bruiser," e.g. |
USA Today |
19 Oct 2025 |
| "Seinfeld" specialty |
LA Times Mini |
08 Oct 2025 |
| Wry use of language |
The Times Concise |
30 Sep 2025 |
| Hallmark of a typical Greek tragedy |
New York Times |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Wry humour |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Sep 2025 |
| Literary device |
Commuter |
05 Sep 2025 |
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Humor with a twist |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2025 |
| Wry humour |
Puzzler Backwords |
17 Jul 2025 |
| Satirical literary device |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Jul 2025 |
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2025 |
| "The ___ is not lost on me" |
USA Today |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Literary twist |
Universal |
07 Jul 2025 |
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
02 Jul 2025 |
| Satirical humour (5) |
|
|
| Bitter humor |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jun 2025 |
| Condition in which one seems mocked by fate (5) |
|
|
| The press, unknown to use Socratic method (5) |
|
|
| Dramatic twist |
Newsday |
23 May 2025 |
| Like the element Fe? |
New York Times Mini |
23 May 2025 |
| Double-edged humor |
LA Times Mini |
21 May 2025 |
| "Metallic" humor with a twist |
|
|
| Satirical conveyance of meaning (5) |
|
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| Metal you initially get is unexpected but deserved (5) |
|
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| Bitter humour (5) |
|
|
| Press, like clothes |
|
|
| A klutz named Grace, e.g. |
Universal |
25 Apr 2025 |
| Feature of some satirical works |
|
|
| Press agency's last words not to be taken at face value |
|
|
| Literary device famously misrepresented by an Alanis Morissette song |
|
|
| Bitter humor |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Apr 2025 |
| Sarcastic use of words |
|
|
| A vegan winning a meat draw, say |
|
|
| Dramatic ___ (storytelling device) |
USA Today |
13 Mar 2025 |
| Use of mocking language is smooth? Yes, primarily |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Remove creases from top of yoke with satirical humour (5) |
|
|
| "At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick Douglass |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Situation that seems deliberately contrary to expectation (5) |
|
|
| Humorous literary twist |
|
|
| Wry humor |
Universal |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Wry humour |
Puzzler Backwords |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Literary twist |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Dramatic device |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2025 |
| Literary device; resembling a golf club? |
The Telegraph Plusword |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Humor with a twist |
Universal |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Wit to convey scorn (5) |
|
|
| Literary twist in "The Gift of the Magi" |
LA Times Mini |
22 Dec 2024 |
| Satirical form of humour (5) |
|
|
| Like heavy metal? That's mild sarcasm |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Dec 2024 |
| Hard year to follow smoother |
The Times Mephisto |
15 Dec 2024 |
| Unexpected plot twist |
|
|
| Twisted humor? |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2024 |
| Sardonic humor |
LA Times Mini |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Satirical sarcasm |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Words of praise used as criticism |
The Sun Mini |
13 Nov 2024 |
| Very hard satire? |
|
|
| Literary device oft-employed by O. Henry |
|
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| Amusing incongruity |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Nov 2024 |
| Literary sarcasm |
Commuter |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Literary source of wry humor |
|
|
| Subtle form of humour (5) |
|
|
| Rhetorical strategy from Press Secretary, ultimately |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Sarcasm |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Satirical humour is a bit unfair on you (5) |
|
|
| Satirical humour may be unfair on you, in part (5) |
|
|
| Amusing or wry circumstance or expression (5) |
|
|
| Satire from incredible Roman orator needed youth initially (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
05 Oct 2024 |
| Satire from incredible Roman orator needed youth initially (5) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
05 Oct 2024 |
| Fate-mocked condition may press you initially (5) |
|
|
| Condition seemingly mocked by fate (5) |
|
|
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2024 |
| Satirist's weapon |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Sep 2024 |
| Questions asked to prove ignorance, as in 49 Across? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Sep 2024 |
| 0. Henry literary device |
|
|
| Sarcasm; metallic |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Shoemaker without shoes, e.g. |
|
|
| Literary plot twist |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2024 |
| A maintenance shop with a broken doorbell is an example of it |
New York Times Mini |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Sarcasm in press secretary's conclusion |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
26 Jul 2024 |
| Wry humour (5) |
Puzzler |
22 Jul 2024 |
| Mild sarcasm |
The Telegraph Mini |
13 Jul 2024 |
| 'Fe': why sound like this form of humour? (5) |
|
|
| Socrates' forte |
|
|
| Author's plot twist technique |
|
|
| Satirical expression, or one returning to New York (5) |
|
|
| Wry twist |
The Times Sunday Concise |
30 Jun 2024 |
| State of affairs that seems deliberately contrary |
|
|
| Humour with a twist (5) |
|
|
| Wry humour |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Why follow 4 down and say what you don't mean? |
|
|
| Satirical utterance (5) |
|
|
| Form of humour of one such as Reagan at the end of the day (5) |
|
|
| Marriage counselor's divorce, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Contrary outcome |
|
|
| O. Henry's specialty |
Commuter |
16 Apr 2024 |
| PlusWord No 686 |
|
|
| The "Frozen" snowman Olaf singing about how he wants to experience summer, for example |
|
|
| "Dramatic" literary device |
New York Times |
02 Apr 2024 |
| Sort of humour that's liable to grow rusty? (5) |
|
|
| Twist ending feature, often |
|
|
| The incongruity of a very strong end to a story (5) |
|
|
| Twist of fate |
Commuter |
23 Mar 2024 |
| One returning gold to US city seemingly mocked by fate (5) |
|
|
| Mild sarcasm from fellow in City regularly |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Mar 2024 |
| Club youth leader's dramatic device |
|
|
| Sarcasm, satire |
|
|
| Humorous literary twist |
|
|
| Humorous style of club comedy at last |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Socratic method (5) |
|
|
| Ferrous sarcasm? (5) |
|
|
| Sarcasm of press on the fourth of July (5) |
|
|
| Literary sarcasm |
Puzzler Backwords |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Wry literary style |
|
|
| Turning of the tables, so to speak |
TV |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Sarcasm may be like a metal (5) |
|
|
| Mild sarcasm |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Dramatic device from smooth Yankee |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jan 2024 |
| O. Henry's specialty |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Literary device that might be dramatic or situational |
|
|
| "A Black Fly in Your Chardonnay", according to Alanis Morissette |
|
|
| A fire station burning down, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Mockery and a lot of anger over US city |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Mockery and a lot of anger over US city (5) |
|
|
| Humor derived from a contradictory observation |
|
|
| Style of humour (5) |
|
|
| Someone yelling "Keep your voice down!," e.g. |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2023 |
| “The Gift of the Magi” feature |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2023 |
| "What doubt is to science, ___ is to personal life": Soren Kierkegaard |
|
|
| It might be verbal, dramatic or situational |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Metallic humor? |
|
|
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2023 |
| Dolly Parton losing a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, e.g. |
USA Today |
03 Nov 2023 |
| Bitter humor |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Humorous twist, in literature |
|
|
| Humorous literary twist |
|
|
| Press and why it doesn't usually mean what it says |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Sep 2023 |
| "The Twilight Zone" specialty |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2023 |
| Wry twist |
LA Times Daily |
03 Aug 2023 |
| '___ is wasted on the stupid': Oscar Wilde |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2023 |
| Sarcastic literary device |
|
|
| Literary twist |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jul 2023 |
| Doctor going to work sick, e.g |
Universal |
19 Jul 2023 |
| 'Honesty with the volume cranked up,' per George Saunders |
New York Times |
22 Jun 2023 |
| Swift specialty |
Wall Street Journal |
24 May 2023 |
| Literary device |
Family Time |
03 Apr 2023 |
| It can be dramatic |
Universal |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Dripping with ___ (very sarcastic) |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2023 |
| Wryly caustic language |
The Guardian Quick |
15 Feb 2023 |
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2023 |
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Wry humor |
USA Today |
24 Oct 2022 |
| Press finally employ literary device |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Jul 2022 |
| "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" being the fear of long words, e.g. |
|
|
| Subtle humour cryptically “Fey”? |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Jun 2022 |
| Might Smithy work with this wry literary device? |
|
|
| Twisted humor |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2022 |
| Rhetorical literary device |
|
|
| A car thief's car getting stolen or cheating on an ethics exam, e.g. |
|
|
| A flight attendant scared of heights, e.g. |
|
|
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2022 |
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
10 Apr 2022 |
| Twist in a tale |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Feb 2022 |
| Tongue-in-cheek literary twist |
|
|
| Device used in writing club successfully in the end |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Nov 2021 |
| Swift specialty |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Nov 2021 |
| Oscar Wilde thought that this was 'something wasted on the stupid' |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Oct 2021 |
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Wry humor |
Universal |
11 Oct 2021 |
| Subtle twist, in literature |
|
|
| Twisted wit |
Premier Sunday |
05 Sep 2021 |
| The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2021 |
| Dramatic literary device |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2021 |
| Dramatic literary device |
|
|
| O. Henry literary device |
Premier Sunday |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Vonnegut literary device |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Vonnegut literary device |
|
|
| Satirical device |
Premier Sunday |
11 Apr 2021 |
| Humorous literary twist |
|
|
| Unearnest tone |
USA Today |
27 Feb 2021 |
| Proofreader introducing an error, e.g |
Universal |
09 Feb 2021 |
| A fire station burning down, e.g |
Family Time |
14 Dec 2020 |
| Press unknown literary technique? |
|
|
| Literary twist |
Newsday |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Dramatic device from smooth Yankee |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Aug 2020 |
| Form of humour |
The Times Concise |
13 Aug 2020 |
| O. Henry hallmark |
|
|
| O. Henry hallmark |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Bitter humor |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Jul 2020 |
| Literary effect in O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi' |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2020 |
| It can be dramatic or situational |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2020 |
| Sarcastic tone |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2020 |
| Literary twist of sorts |
|
|
| Dramatic technique |
|
|
| Dramatic technique |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Plagiarizing an essay about integrity, for example |
USA Today |
24 May 2020 |
| Ungenuine tone |
USA Today |
05 May 2020 |
| In theory, it could be to avoid the sarcasm |
|
|
| Antonym of ''earnestness'' |
Newsday |
14 Mar 2020 |
| It's twisty |
|
|
| Cop committing a crime, e.g |
Universal |
08 Mar 2020 |
| Literary device that sounds like a metal characteristic |
|
|
| "Seinfeld" humor type |
Family Time |
06 Jan 2020 |
| Wry twist |
LA Times Daily |
04 Dec 2019 |
| Wry twist |
|
|
| A car thief’s car getting stolen, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Jonathan Swift specialty |
USA Today |
07 Oct 2019 |
| Press 'play' at the end for feature of Greek theatre |
|
|
| "The ___ of the situation..." (humorist's line) |
|
|
| Mild sarcasm |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Aug 2019 |
| Smooth youth leader in satire |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Aug 2019 |
| ___ of the situation (dramatic twist) |
|
|
| Dramatic ___ (wry literary twist) |
|
|
| Make horizontal axis the reverse of what you'd expect |
|
|
| Humor with a twist |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2019 |
| Club comedy, ultimately satire |
|
|
| Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g |
|
|
| Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Make horizontal axis the reverse of what you'd expect |
|
|
| Device common on "Seinfeld" |
LA Times Daily |
23 May 2019 |
| Device common on 'Seinfeld' |
|
|
| Satire device |
Premier Sunday |
19 May 2019 |
| Twist |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2019 |
| Twist |
|
|
| Spelling mistake on a spelling bee trophy, e.g |
|
|
| Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor |
Universal |
03 May 2019 |
| IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g |
Universal |
09 Mar 2019 |
| O. Henry specialty |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Feb 2019 |
| Twisted humor |
|
|
| Swift specialty |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2019 |
| Twist |
|
|
| Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g. |
|
|
| Device common on "Seinfeld" |
|
|
| Swift specialty |
|
|
| O. Henry specialty |
|
|
| A car thief's car getting stolen, e.g. |
|
|
| Jonathan Swift specialty |
|
|
| Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor |
|
|
| IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g. |
|
|
| Humor with a twist |
|
|
| O. Henry's specialty |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Dec 2018 |
| Swift quality |
New York Times |
22 Dec 2018 |
| Dry wit |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Twist in O. Henry stories |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2018 |
| Wry twisting |
Premier Sunday |
02 Dec 2018 |
| Smooth youth leader's gentle mockery |
|
|
| Twist from O. Henry |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2018 |
| Literary twist |
Premier Sunday |
15 Jul 2018 |
| "The ___ of the situation..." |
|
|
| Part of satire unfair on youngster's clothing |
|
|
| Single-story elevator factory, say |
|
|
| It has a twist |
Universal |
26 Jun 2018 |
| Two-sided humor |
Universal |
29 May 2018 |
| It involves a twist |
Universal |
15 May 2018 |
| Twisted humor |
|
|
| Humour from smooth youth leader |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Apr 2018 |
| O. Henry specialty |
LA Times Daily |
26 Mar 2018 |
| O. Henry specialty |
|
|
| ___ of the situation |
|
|
| Subtle humour |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Feb 2018 |
| Twisted humor |
|
|
| O. Henry device |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2018 |
| Wry literary twist |
Universal |
13 Jan 2018 |
| Twisted wit |
Premier Sunday |
07 Jan 2018 |
| Twist from O. Henry |
|
|
| Twist in O. Henry stories |
|
|
| Two-sided humor |
|
|
| It involves a twist |
|
|
| Swift quality |
|
|
| O. Henry device |
|
|
| Single-story elevator factory, say |
|
|
| Wry literary twist |
|
|
| It has a twist |
|
|
| Literary device |
Universal |
08 Dec 2017 |
| Stephen Colbert forte |
|
|
| Type of twisted wit |
|
|
| Tongue-in-cheek humor |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Oct 2017 |
| Literary twist |
|
|
| Literary twist |
LA Times Daily |
09 Oct 2017 |
| Literary twist |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2017 |
| Often-missed humor |
Universal |
07 Sep 2017 |
| "The Gift of the Magi" device |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2017 |
| Little John, for example, shows this usage of hard metal with a bit of yellowness |
|
|
| Satire; sarcasm |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Jun 2017 |
| "The Gift of the Magi" plot device |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2017 |
| O. Henry specialty |
Universal |
02 Jun 2017 |
| Particular use of language in club secretary's conclusion |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Jun 2017 |
| Writing with a wry twist |
Universal |
01 Jun 2017 |
| Twist in a tale |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2017 |
| Twist in a tale |
|
|
| Plot twist |
|
|
| Plot twist |
LA Times Daily |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Opposite of meaning intended |
|
|
| Stephen Colbert forte |
LA Times Daily |
07 Apr 2017 |
| Stephen Colbert forte |
|
|
| Wry twist |
Premier Sunday |
02 Apr 2017 |
| O. Henry twist |
USA Today |
24 Mar 2017 |
| Jane Austen specialty |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2017 |
| Twisted humor |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2017 |
| Writing style with a twist? |
Universal |
29 Jan 2017 |
| Literary twist |
|
|
| Stephen Colbert forte |
|
|
| Vonnegut literary device |
|
|
| Twist in a tale |
|
|
| Stephen Colbert forte |
|
|
| Plot twist |
|
|
| Twisted humor |
|
|
| Literary twist |
|
|
| O. Henry twist |
|
|
| "The Gift of the Magi" plot device |
|
|
| "The Gift of the Magi" device |
|
|
| Literary device |
|
|
| O. Henry specialty |
|
|
| Often-missed humor |
|
|
| Writing with a wry twist |
|
|
| 'The Gift of the Magi' feature |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Dec 2016 |
| O. Henry-esque twist |
USA Today |
19 Dec 2016 |
| Twist ending feature |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Dec 2016 |
| Word from the Greek for 'feigned ignorance' |
New York Times |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Satire feature |
|
|
| Humor with a twist |
Family Time |
18 Jul 2016 |
| Satirist's literary device |
|
|
| Jonathan Swift specialty |
|
|
| Robbery at a police station, e.g |
New York Times |
02 May 2016 |
| Subtle twist |
USA Today |
25 Apr 2016 |
| O. Henry literary device |
Universal |
22 Apr 2016 |
| Choking on a Life Saver, e.g |
New York Times |
10 Apr 2016 |
| First person caught leaving intimate, insincere statements |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Feb 2016 |
| ''Gift of the Magi'' device |
Newsday |
18 Feb 2016 |
| Double-edged literary device |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2016 |
| 'The Twilight Zone' plot device, often |
|
|
| Word from the Greek for "feigned ignorance" |
|
|
| Double-edged literary device |
|
|
| Jonathan Swift specialty |
|
|
| Slice of wry? |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Subtle twist, in literature |
Universal |
17 Nov 2015 |
| Literary technique |
Family Time |
16 Nov 2015 |
| Wry twist |
USA Today |
16 Nov 2015 |
| Sarcasm from the club youth leader |
|
|
| Literary device |
Newsday |
26 Jul 2015 |
| Satire |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Jul 2015 |
| Writing that features a twist |
Universal |
29 Jun 2015 |
| Twisty writing? |
USA Today |
27 May 2015 |
| Firehouse catching fire, e.g |
New York Times |
24 May 2015 |
| Swift specialty |
Universal |
20 May 2015 |
| It's not what you'd expect |
|
|
| Literary device |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2015 |
| Humor element |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2015 |
| In theory, drops the sarcasm |
|
|
| Common literary device |
|
|
| Subtle twist, in literature |
|
|
| Subtle humor |
|
|
| Literary twist using opposites |
|
|
| Firehouse catching fire, e.g. |
|
|
| Literary device |
|
|
| Swift specialty |
|
|
| Writing that features a twist |
|
|
| Humor element |
|
|
| Literary device |
|
|
| Slice of wry? |
|
|
| Twisty writing? |
|
|
| Wry twist |
|
|
| Subtle sarcasm |
|
|
| Subtle satire |
|
|
| "The Twilight Zone" plot device |
|
|
| Literary twist |
|
|
| Double-edged plot device |
|
|
| O. Henry device |
|
|
| Apt twist of fate, in literature |
|
|
| A fire station burning down, e.g. |
|
|
| Literary technique involving incongruity |
|
|
| Literary device much used by O. Henry |
|
|
| "A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette |
|
|
| Sardonic literary style |
|
|
| Sardonic literary style |
|
|
| Device of the wryly humorous |
|
|
| Tongue-in-cheek humor |
|
|
| Device of the wryly humorous |
|
|
| Humorous literary technique |
|
|
| Literary twist |
|
|
| Go-to style for Steven Wright |
|
|
| Swift strength |
|
|
| Twist in "Oliver Twist" |
|
|
| Sardonic literary device |
|
|
| It may be poetic |
|
|
| Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone" |
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| Literary twist |
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| "The Wizard of Oz" device |
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| "The Wizard of Oz" device |
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| Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone" |
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| Dramatic __ |
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| Swift strength |
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| Figure to press young beginner |
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| Wry humor |
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| Twist in a tale |
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| O. Henry's forte |
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| What air quotes sometimes indicate |
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| Subtle sarcasm |
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| "The Gift of the Magi" quality |
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| Twist at the end, maybe |
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| Satirist's tool |
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| Twist of a sort |
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| It's lost on some people |
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| What air quotes sometimes indicate |
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| Twist of a sort |
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| Subtle sarcasm |
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| Slice of wry? |
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| Common literary device |
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| Tongue-in-cheek quality |
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| "Seinfeld" specialty |
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| Tongue-in-cheek humor |
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| It may be dramatic |
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| Satirist's device |
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| Feature of many fables |
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| It may be dramatic |
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| Sardonic humor |
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| Humorous literary technique |
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| Double-edged literary device |
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| Double-edged humor |
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| Certain literary device |
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| Swiftian humor |
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| Humor with a twist |
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| Humor with a twist |
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| Satirist's tool |
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| Sophocles skill |
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| Literary twist |
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| Tongue-in-cheek humor |
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| "Seinfeld" specialty |
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| Literary technique |
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| Literary incongruity |
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| It features a twist |
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| Tongue-in-cheek quality |
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| O. Henry literary device |
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| Stinging surprise |
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| It may be dramatic |
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| O. Henry's specialty |
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| Literary device in "The Gift of the Magi" |
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| Literary surprise |
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| It's not to be taken literally |
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| Literary sarcasm |
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| Twisted humor |
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| "Gulliver's Travels" feature |
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| O. Henry forte |
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| It can feature a twist |
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| O. Henry technique |
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| Swift device |
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| Humorist's tool |
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| Sarcasm, e.g. |
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| Humorist's tool |
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| What air quotes may indicate |
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| Sarcasm, e.g. |
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| It may be tragic |
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| Twist onstage |
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| Employment agency layoff, e.g. |
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| O. Henry device |
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| A literary incongruity |
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| Literary style |
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| O. Henry technique |
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| Literary technique |
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| Double-edged humor |
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| Satire feature |
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| Employment agency layoff, e.g. |
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| O. Henry's forte |
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| Swift device |
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| Twist at the end |
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| Twist onstage |
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| Unexpected outcome |
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| Hipster's sartorial tool |
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| Humorist's tool |
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| Wry twist |
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| O. Henry's forte |
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| Twist at the end |
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| Unexpected outcome |
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| Wry twist |
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| Literary device |
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| Humorous literary technique |
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| Wry twist |
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| Dramatic device |
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| Poetic justice |
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| Literary twist |
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| O. Henry device |
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| Ferric |
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| Stinging surprise |
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| "Oedipus Rex" literary device |
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| Humor with a twist, perhaps |
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| Dramatic device |
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| Swift specialty |
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| Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g. |
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| "Oedipus Rex" literary device |
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| O. Henry device |
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| Swift specialty |
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| Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g. |
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| Twisted wit |
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| Satire, perhaps |
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| Literary device |
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| Subtle twist |
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| Literary surprise |
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| O. Henry device |
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| Wry toast? |
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| Tongue-in-cheek quality |
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| "The Gift of the Magi" device |
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| Sardonic style |
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| Humor with a twist |
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| Literary twist |
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| Literary device |
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| The fire station burned down, e.g. |
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| Sardonic literary tactic |
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| Socratic ___ (feigned ignorance in a discussion) |
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| Socratic ___ |
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| Sardonic humor, e.g. |
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| Subtle humor |
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| O. Henry trademark |
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| Literary sarcasm |
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| Literary element |
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| Form of sarcasm, e.g. |
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| O. Henry literary device |
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| Man bites dog, e.g. |
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| Sardonic wit |
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| O. Henry specialty |
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| Swift device |
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| Swift device |
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| Literary device |
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| O. Henry forte |
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| Sarcasm's gentler cousin |
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| O. Henry forte |
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| Dry humor |
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| Sarcasm's gentler cousin |
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| Something said with the opposite implied |
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| O. Henry specialty |
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| Subtle twist |
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| "I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context) |
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| Literary device |
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| O. Henry literary technique |
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| O'Henry forte |
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| Swift forte |
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| Slice of wry |
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| The fire station burned down, e.g. |
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| Literary incongruity |
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| Incongruous writing |
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| Light sarcasm |
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| Sardonic style |
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| Swiftian device |
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| Hidden humor |
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| Double-edged literary device |
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| Swift vehicle? |
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| Literary surprise |
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| Swift forte |
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| Wry twist |
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| Seinfeld specialty |
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| Wry humor |
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| Incongruous state |
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| Swift forte |
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| Literary surprise |
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| Overused humor technique |
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| O. Henry device |
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| Device used by O. Henry |
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| Sardonic humor |
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| O. Henry specialty |
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| Type of humor |
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| "Seinfeld" device |
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| Satire feature |
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| Much-misunderstood writing |
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| "The Gift of the Magi" device |
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| 15-Across with a twist |
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| Socratic device |
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| Vagarious writings |
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| "Gulliver's Travels" feature |
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| O. Henry device |
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| Wry twist |
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| Socratic ___ (feigning ignorance in argument) |
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| It may feature a twist |
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| O. Henry could see it in things |
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| Literary form |
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| Humor with a twist |
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| Swift literary device |
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| Satire |
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| Device used by O. Henry |
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| Often-missed humor |
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| O. Henry technique |
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| Swift's forte |
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| Bitter stuff |
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| Twist of fate |
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| Literary twist |
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| O. Henry specialty |
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| Slice of wry? |
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| Sarcastic humor |
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| O. Henry specialty |
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| Certain humor |
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| "The Gift of the Magi" feature |
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| Literary style |
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| Literary incongruity |
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| Swift's style |
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| Dramatic technique |
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| Humor not for dummies |
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| Nonliteral humor |
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| Sardonic humor |
|
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| Man bites dog e.g. |
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| Sarcasm |
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| O. Henry technique |
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| Poetic justice |
|
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| Slice of wry |
|
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| Incongruousness |
|
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| Biting wit |
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| Subtle twist |
|
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| Satirist's tool |
|
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| Wit of a sort |
|
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| Subtle sarcasm |
|
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| Dramatic device |
|
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| Satiric twist |
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| Wry humor |
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| Ferric |
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| Satiric wit |
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| Ferruginous |
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| Forte of O. Henry |
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| Subtle satire |
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| Sardonic literary style |
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| Ferrous |
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| Swift's forte |
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| Sarcasm of a sort |
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| O. Henry's favorite device |
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| Literary twist |
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| Dissimulation of a sort |
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| Asteism |
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| O. Henry's pet device |
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| Dramatic device |
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| Light sarcasm |
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| Sardonic form of humor |
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| Speaker's device |
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| Type of wit |
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| Socratic ___ (pretended ignorance) |
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| Sardonic writing |
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| Mockery of a sort |
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| Literary form |
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| Sarcasm |
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| Ridicule |
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| Bitter humor |
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| Gentle sarcasm |
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| Dissimulation |
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| Kind of writing |
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| A form of wry humor. |
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| Dramatic figure of speech. |
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| Ridicule. |
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| Figure of speech. |
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| Type of humor. |
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| Device used by writers. |
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| Dramatic factor. |
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| Writer's device. |
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| Swift's specialty. |
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| Subtle sarcasm. |
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| Writer's mode of expression. |
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| Satire. |
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| Feature of some writing. |
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| Form of ridicule. |
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| One form of humor. |
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| Wit of a sort. |
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| Literary device. |
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| Discomforting wit. |
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| Incongruity. |
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| Sardonic humor. |
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| Sarcasm. |
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| Socratic ___. |
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| Literary method. |
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| Satirist's tool. |
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| Device of Socrates. |
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| Type of writing. |
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| Method of humorous expression. |
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| Literary feature. |
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| Form of humor. |
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| A sort of ridicule. |
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| Swift's forte. |
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| Figure of speech employed in ridicule. |
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| Jonathan Swift's stylistic weapon. |
|
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| Literary weapon. |
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| A state of affairs the reverse of what was expected. |
|
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| Wry humor. |
|
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| A figure of speech. |
|
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| Kind of sarcasm. |
|
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| Feature of Orwell's style. |
|
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| Socratic approach |
|
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| Twist of fate. |
|
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| Type of wit. |
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| Wry sort of humor. |
|
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| Dissimulation. |
|
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| Humor of a sort. |
|
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| Outcome of events contrary to what was expected. |
|
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| Fate's wry twist. |
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| "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France |
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