Sort of humour that's liable to grow rusty? (5) |
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Twist ending feature, often |
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The incongruity of a very strong end to a story (5) |
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Twist of fate |
Commuter |
23 Mar 2024 |
One returning gold to US city seemingly mocked by fate (5) |
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Mild sarcasm from fellow in City regularly |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Mar 2024 |
Club youth leader's dramatic device |
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Sarcasm, satire |
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Humorous literary twist |
|
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Humorous style of club comedy at last |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Feb 2024 |
Socratic method (5) |
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Ferrous sarcasm? (5) |
|
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Sarcasm of press on the fourth of July (5) |
|
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Literary sarcasm |
Puzzler Backwords |
01 Feb 2024 |
Wry literary style |
|
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Turning of the tables, so to speak |
TV |
28 Jan 2024 |
Sarcasm may be like a metal (5) |
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O. Henry's specialty |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jan 2024 |
Dramatic device from smooth Yankee |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jan 2024 |
Mild sarcasm |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jan 2024 |
Literary device that might be dramatic or situational |
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"A Black Fly in Your Chardonnay", according to Alanis Morissette |
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A fire station burning down, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2024 |
Mockery and a lot of anger over US city (5) |
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Mockery and a lot of anger over US city |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Jan 2024 |
Humor derived from a contradictory observation |
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Style of humour (5) |
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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 |
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It might be verbal, dramatic or situational |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2023 |
Metallic humor? |
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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 |
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Humorous literary twist |
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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 |
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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. |
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Subtle humour cryptically “Fey”? |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Jun 2022 |
Might Smithy work with this wry literary device? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
20 Jun 2022 |
Twisted humor |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2022 |
Rhetorical literary device |
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A car thief's car getting stolen or cheating on an ethics exam, e.g. |
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A flight attendant scared of heights, e.g. |
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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 |
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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 |
|
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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 |
The Washington Post |
16 Jul 2021 |
O. Henry literary device |
Premier Sunday |
13 Jun 2021 |
Vonnegut literary device |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2021 |
Vonnegut literary device |
The Washington Post |
24 Apr 2021 |
Satirical device |
Premier Sunday |
11 Apr 2021 |
Humorous literary twist |
|
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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? |
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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 |
The Washington Post |
10 Aug 2020 |
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 |
Jonesin |
23 Jun 2020 |
Dramatic technique |
The Washington Post |
07 Jun 2020 |
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 |
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Antonym of ''earnestness'' |
Newsday |
14 Mar 2020 |
It's twisty |
The New Yorker |
09 Mar 2020 |
Cop committing a crime, e.g |
Universal |
08 Mar 2020 |
Literary device that sounds like a metal characteristic |
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"Seinfeld" humor type |
Family Time |
06 Jan 2020 |
Wry twist |
LA Times Daily |
04 Dec 2019 |
Wry twist |
The Washington Post |
04 Dec 2019 |
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 |
|
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"The ___ of the situation..." (humorist's line) |
|
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Smooth youth leader in satire |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Aug 2019 |
Mild sarcasm |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Aug 2019 |
___ of the situation (dramatic twist) |
|
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Dramatic ___ (wry literary twist) |
|
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Make horizontal axis the reverse of what you'd expect |
|
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Humor with a twist |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2019 |
Club comedy, ultimately satire |
|
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Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jun 2019 |
Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g |
The Washington Post |
04 Jun 2019 |
Make horizontal axis the reverse of what you'd expect |
|
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Device common on "Seinfeld" |
LA Times Daily |
23 May 2019 |
Device common on 'Seinfeld' |
The Washington Post |
23 May 2019 |
Satire device |
Premier Sunday |
19 May 2019 |
Twist |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2019 |
Twist |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2019 |
Spelling mistake on a spelling bee trophy, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
05 May 2019 |
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 |
|
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Swift specialty |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2019 |
Swift specialty |
|
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Humor with a twist |
|
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O. Henry specialty |
|
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A car thief's car getting stolen, e.g. |
|
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Jonathan Swift specialty |
|
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IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g. |
|
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Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor |
|
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Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g. |
|
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Device common on "Seinfeld" |
|
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Twist |
|
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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 |
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Twist from O. Henry |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2018 |
Literary twist |
Premier Sunday |
15 Jul 2018 |
"The ___ of the situation..." |
|
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Part of satire unfair on youngster's clothing |
|
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Single-story elevator factory, say |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Jul 2018 |
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 |
The Washington Post |
26 Mar 2018 |
___ of the situation |
|
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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 |
|
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Wry literary twist |
|
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Two-sided humor |
|
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It involves a twist |
|
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It has a twist |
|
|
Twist in O. Henry stories |
|
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Single-story elevator factory, say |
|
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Swift quality |
|
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O. Henry device |
|
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Literary device |
Universal |
08 Dec 2017 |
Stephen Colbert forte |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
01 Dec 2017 |
Type of twisted wit |
Jonesin |
14 Nov 2017 |
Tongue-in-cheek humor |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Oct 2017 |
Literary twist |
LA Times Daily |
09 Oct 2017 |
Literary twist |
The Washington Post |
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 |
|
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Satire; sarcasm |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Jun 2017 |
"The Gift of the Magi" plot device |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2017 |
Particular use of language in club secretary's conclusion |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Jun 2017 |
O. Henry specialty |
Universal |
02 Jun 2017 |
Writing with a wry twist |
Universal |
01 Jun 2017 |
Twist in a tale |
The Washington Post |
21 May 2017 |
Twist in a tale |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2017 |
Plot twist |
LA Times Daily |
23 Apr 2017 |
Plot twist |
The Washington Post |
23 Apr 2017 |
Opposite of meaning intended |
|
|
Stephen Colbert forte |
LA Times Daily |
07 Apr 2017 |
Stephen Colbert forte |
The Washington Post |
07 Apr 2017 |
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 device |
|
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Stephen Colbert forte |
|
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Literary twist |
|
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Plot twist |
|
|
Stephen Colbert forte |
|
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Twist in a tale |
|
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Vonnegut literary device |
|
|
Twisted humor |
|
|
O. Henry specialty |
|
|
Often-missed humor |
|
|
Writing with a wry twist |
|
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"The Gift of the Magi" device |
|
|
"The Gift of the Magi" plot device |
|
|
Literary twist |
|
|
O. Henry 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 |
The Washington Post |
31 Oct 2016 |
Humor with a twist |
Family Time |
18 Jul 2016 |
Satirist's literary device |
The Washington Post |
06 Jul 2016 |
Jonathan Swift specialty |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 May 2016 |
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 |
The Washington Post |
03 Jan 2016 |
Jonathan Swift specialty |
|
|
Word from the Greek for "feigned ignorance" |
|
|
Double-edged literary device |
|
|
Slice of wry? |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2015 |
Subtle twist, in literature |
Universal |
17 Nov 2015 |
Wry twist |
USA Today |
16 Nov 2015 |
Literary technique |
Family Time |
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 |
Jonesin |
12 May 2015 |
Literary device |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2015 |
Humor element |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2015 |
In theory, drops the sarcasm |
Irish Times Crosaire |
24 Jan 2015 |
Twisty writing? |
|
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Wry twist |
|
|
Common literary device |
|
|
Literary twist using opposites |
|
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Subtle humor |
|
|
Writing that features a twist |
|
|
Swift specialty |
|
|
Literary device |
|
|
Firehouse catching fire, e.g. |
|
|
Subtle twist, in literature |
|
|
Humor element |
|
|
Literary device |
|
|
Slice of wry? |
|
|
Literary twist |
|
|
Apt twist of fate, in literature |
|
|
Double-edged plot device |
|
|
"The Twilight Zone" plot device |
|
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Subtle sarcasm |
|
|
A fire station burning down, e.g. |
|
|
O. Henry device |
|
|
Subtle satire |
|
|
Literary technique involving incongruity |
|
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It may be poetic |
|
|
Go-to style for Steven Wright |
|
|
Humorous literary technique |
|
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Sardonic literary style |
|
|
Device of the wryly humorous |
|
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Literary twist |
|
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"The Wizard of Oz" device |
|
|
"The Wizard of Oz" device |
|
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Literary twist |
|
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"A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette |
|
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Swift strength |
|
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Twist in "Oliver Twist" |
|
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Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone" |
|
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Device of the wryly humorous |
|
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Swift strength |
|
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Dramatic __ |
|
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Tongue-in-cheek humor |
|
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Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone" |
|
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Literary device much used by O. Henry |
|
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Sardonic literary device |
|
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Sardonic literary style |
|
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Figure to press young beginner |
|
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O. Henry's forte |
|
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"The Gift of the Magi" quality |
|
|
What air quotes sometimes indicate |
|
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Twist of a sort |
|
|
What air quotes sometimes indicate |
|
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Subtle sarcasm |
|
|
Twist in a tale |
|
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Wry humor |
|
|
Twist of a sort |
|
|
Subtle sarcasm |
|
|
Satirist's tool |
|
|
It's lost on some people |
|
|
Twist at the end, maybe |
|
|
Common literary device |
|
|
It may be dramatic |
|
|
"Seinfeld" specialty |
|
|
It may be dramatic |
|
|
Tongue-in-cheek quality |
|
|
Tongue-in-cheek humor |
|
|
Satirist's device |
|
|
Double-edged literary device |
|
|
Humorous literary technique |
|
|
Sardonic humor |
|
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Slice of wry? |
|
|
Feature of many fables |
|
|
Humor with a twist |
|
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Certain literary device |
|
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Humor with a twist |
|
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Satirist's tool |
|
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Literary incongruity |
|
|
Tongue-in-cheek humor |
|
|
Literary twist |
|
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Literary technique |
|
|
Swiftian humor |
|
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Double-edged humor |
|
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Sophocles skill |
|
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"Seinfeld" specialty |
|
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It features a twist |
|
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It's not to be taken literally |
|
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Literary sarcasm |
|
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O. Henry's specialty |
|
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Literary surprise |
|
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Stinging surprise |
|
|
Tongue-in-cheek quality |
|
|
Twisted humor |
|
|
"Gulliver's Travels" feature |
|
|
Literary device in "The Gift of the Magi" |
|
|
O. Henry literary device |
|
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It may be dramatic |
|
|
O. Henry forte |
|
|
Swift device |
|
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It can feature a twist |
|
|
It may be tragic |
|
|
Sarcasm, e.g. |
|
|
Humorist's tool |
|
|
Sarcasm, e.g. |
|
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What air quotes may indicate |
|
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Humorist's tool |
|
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O. Henry technique |
|
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Literary device |
|
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Hipster's sartorial tool |
|
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Wry twist |
|
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Twist at the end |
|
|
O. Henry's forte |
|
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Unexpected outcome |
|
|
Twist onstage |
|
|
Employment agency layoff, e.g. |
|
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Employment agency layoff, e.g. |
|
|
O. Henry's forte |
|
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Twist at the end |
|
|
Wry twist |
|
|
Twist onstage |
|
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Humorist's tool |
|
|
Double-edged humor |
|
|
Satire feature |
|
|
Wry twist |
|
|
A literary incongruity |
|
|
Literary style |
|
|
Humorous literary technique |
|
|
Unexpected outcome |
|
|
O. Henry device |
|
|
O. Henry technique |
|
|
Literary technique |
|
|
Swift device |
|
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Dramatic device |
|
|
O. Henry device |
|
|
Poetic justice |
|
|
"Oedipus Rex" literary device |
|
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Stinging surprise |
|
|
O. Henry device |
|
|
Dramatic device |
|
|
Humor with a twist, perhaps |
|
|
Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g. |
|
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Swift specialty |
|
|
Ferric |
|
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Twisted wit |
|
|
Literary twist |
|
|
Swift specialty |
|
|
Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g. |
|
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"Oedipus Rex" literary device |
|
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The fire station burned down, e.g. |
|
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Literary twist |
|
|
Sardonic style |
|
|
"The Gift of the Magi" device |
|
|
Humor with a twist |
|
|
Tongue-in-cheek quality |
|
|
Literary surprise |
|
|
Socratic ___ (feigned ignorance in a discussion) |
|
|
Wry toast? |
|
|
Literary device |
|
|
Satire, perhaps |
|
|
Subtle twist |
|
|
Literary device |
|
|
O. Henry device |
|
|
Sardonic literary tactic |
|
|
Swift device |
|
|
Swift device |
|
|
O. Henry literary device |
|
|
Sardonic humor, e.g. |
|
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Socratic ___ |
|
|
O. Henry specialty |
|
|
Form of sarcasm, e.g. |
|
|
Literary element |
|
|
Literary sarcasm |
|
|
O. Henry trademark |
|
|
Man bites dog, e.g. |
|
|
Subtle humor |
|
|
Sardonic wit |
|
|
O'Henry forte |
|
|
The fire station burned down, e.g. |
|
|
Swift forte |
|
|
Dry humor |
|
|
Sarcasm's gentler cousin |
|
|
Subtle twist |
|
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Literary device |
|
|
O. Henry forte |
|
|
Slice of wry |
|
|
Something said with the opposite implied |
|
|
Sarcasm's gentler cousin |
|
|
O. Henry specialty |
|
|
Literary device |
|
|
"I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context) |
|
|
O. Henry literary technique |
|
|
O. Henry forte |
|
|
Literary surprise |
|
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Literary surprise |
|
|
Wry humor |
|
|
Seinfeld specialty |
|
|
Wry twist |
|
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Incongruous state |
|
|
Swift vehicle? |
|
|
Swift forte |
|
|
Swiftian device |
|
|
Device used by O. Henry |
|
|
Double-edged literary device |
|
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Hidden humor |
|
|
Sardonic style |
|
|
Swift forte |
|
|
Literary incongruity |
|
|
Incongruous writing |
|
|
Light sarcasm |
|
|
Overused humor technique |
|
|
O. Henry device |
|
|
Much-misunderstood writing |
|
|
O. Henry specialty |
|
|
"Seinfeld" device |
|
|
Sardonic humor |
|
|
"The Gift of the Magi" device |
|
|
Satire feature |
|
|
Type of humor |
|
|
15-Across with a twist |
|
|
Socratic device |
|
|
O. Henry device |
|
|
Wry twist |
|
|
Device used by O. Henry |
|
|
O. Henry could see it in things |
|
|
Socratic ___ (feigning ignorance in argument) |
|
|
Vagarious writings |
|
|
Literary form |
|
|
Swift literary device |
|
|
Humor with a twist |
|
|
It may feature a twist |
|
|
Satire |
|
|
"Gulliver's Travels" feature |
|
|
Swift's forte |
|
|
O. Henry specialty |
|
|
Bitter stuff |
|
|
Slice of wry? |
|
|
Literary twist |
|
|
Twist of fate |
|
|
Sarcastic humor |
|
|
O. Henry technique |
|
|
O. Henry specialty |
|
|
Often-missed humor |
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Literary style |
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"The Gift of the Magi" feature |
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Certain humor |
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Literary incongruity |
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Humor not for dummies |
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Dramatic technique |
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Swift's style |
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Nonliteral humor |
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Slice of wry |
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O. Henry technique |
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Poetic justice |
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Sarcasm |
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Sardonic humor |
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Man bites dog e.g. |
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Biting wit |
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Incongruousness |
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Subtle twist |
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Satirist's tool |
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Subtle sarcasm |
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Wit of a sort |
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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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Dissimulation of a sort |
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Literary twist |
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Dramatic device |
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Asteism |
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O. Henry's pet device |
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Light sarcasm |
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Sardonic form of humor |
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Type of wit |
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Speaker's device |
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Socratic ___ (pretended ignorance) |
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Sardonic writing |
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Literary form |
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Mockery of a sort |
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Sarcasm |
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Ridicule |
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Bitter humor |
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Dissimulation |
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Gentle sarcasm |
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Kind of writing |
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Socratic approach |
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Incongruity. |
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Type of writing. |
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Sardonic humor. |
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Discomforting wit. |
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Wry humor. |
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Literary device. |
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Wit of a sort. |
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Literary feature. |
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Feature of some writing. |
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Form of humor. |
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Form of ridicule. |
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Sarcasm. |
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One form of humor. |
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Type of wit. |
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Subtle sarcasm. |
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Writer's mode of expression. |
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Twist of fate. |
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Literary method. |
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Swift's specialty. |
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Wry sort of humor. |
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Socratic ___. |
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Humor of a sort. |
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Dramatic factor. |
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Writer's device. |
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Device of Socrates. |
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Device used by writers. |
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Satire. |
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A figure of speech. |
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Method of humorous expression. |
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Literary weapon. |
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Type of humor. |
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Figure of speech. |
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Ridicule. |
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Feature of Orwell's style. |
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Dramatic figure of speech. |
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Swift's forte. |
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Satirist's tool. |
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Fate's wry twist. |
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A form of wry humor. |
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Figure of speech employed in ridicule. |
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Outcome of events contrary to what was expected. |
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Jonathan Swift's stylistic weapon. |
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A state of affairs the reverse of what was expected. |
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Kind of sarcasm. |
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Dissimulation. |
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A sort of ridicule. |
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"The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France |
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