Word "SATIRE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
Synonyms:
caustic remark, irony, sarcasm

Crossword Clues for SATIRE

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What a spoof is an example of Universal 26 Aug 2025
Ridicule South African flag The Times Quick Cryptic 18 Aug 2025
Biting piece New York Times 06 Aug 2025
Tries a new type of humour (6)
Use of wit, (6)
Humour used to criticise political folly (6)
Took the seat beside one again, which is ironic (6)
Spoof's genre Universal 16 Jun 2025
It's the era for literary ridicule
Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal, e.g. The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Jun 2025
Endless sad, tired mockery The Times Quick Cryptic 06 Jun 2025
Social criticism couched in comedy
A story that ridicules or parodies (6)
Television or stage shows that use humour or irony to expose flaws in society(6)
Biting topical humour (6) Puzzler 19 Apr 2025
Writer's ploy
Tries a version of this ironic show (6)
Essay type
Swift specialty Thomas Joseph 11 Apr 2025
Mockery The Telegraph Quick 07 Apr 2025
Swift specialty Wall Street Journal 05 Apr 2025
Anger after day's work sending things up? The Times Quick Cryptic 05 Apr 2025
Asterix's infinitely funny caricature (6)
Ridicule father embracing heartless aunt The Times Quick Cryptic 26 Mar 2025
One in a rest-break it sends up (6)
Artie's wrongly mocking work The Sun Two Speed 22 Mar 2025
Parody The Sun Two Speed 22 Mar 2025
Writing published by the Onion, e.g.
I shed tears when I encounter such ridicule
Tries a different parody (6)
Mocking genre
Ironic mockery The Telegraph Quick 29 Jan 2025
Swift work? (6) The Guardian Quick 29 Jan 2025
Mocking work Thomas Joseph 22 Jan 2025
When returning become weary of ironic comedy (6)
Sometimes Oscar will grow weary while producing witty work
A chair taken in anger - That sounds like a bit of a parody (6)
Ridicule can get one in tears, possibly
Parody, say (6) The Guardian Quick 10 Jan 2025
A send-up in writing (6)
I shed tears at such ridicule
Take-off humour, skit (6)
Was doing exam with anger at the humorous writing (6)
"Animal Farm," e.g. Wall Street Journal 23 Nov 2024
Weary of the state caused by such ridicule?
Took one's seat with anger at the irony (6)
It ridicules folly as rite is sorted out (6)
It's in this era that literary ridicule is evident
Star that is involved in burlesque
It's in this era you'll encounter such ridicule
Mockery; ridicule; derision (6)
Literary genre modelled fury The Times Quick Cryptic 12 Oct 2024
Posed with anger in skit (6)
Tries a form of sarcasm
In this era, it's literary ridicule that's apparent
Saudi leaders grow weary of parody (6)
Sent up in this manner, it assumes this kind of humour (6) Puzzler Cryptic 05 Oct 2024
Write crucial piece having taken seat with anger (6)
Spoof modelled on indignation
Tries a change of style in humour
Critical outpouring could cause one to be in uncontrolled tears (6)
Anger obvious after having posed for parody (6)
Ironic literary work
I stare, disconcerted, at such ridicule (6)
Swift work, say Wall Street Journal 05 Sep 2024
Tries a change of humour (6) Puzzler Cryptic 01 Sep 2024
It's in this era that you find such ridicule
Genre that often uses parody
Much political humor LA Times Daily 16 Aug 2024
Literary ridicule Mirror Tea Time 03 Aug 2024
Ridicule of folly The Sun Mini 25 Jul 2024
Certain style of humor
Son, irate, panned mocking work The Sun Two Speed 14 Jul 2024
Parody The Sun Two Speed 14 Jul 2024
Parody The Telegraph Quick 12 Jul 2024
"The Boys" genre
Ridicule makes one stare wildly around! (6)
Tries a new type of comedy
Humorous ridicule (6)
Sharp humour (6)
Ironic entertainment (6)
Lampooning comedy
Literary scorn
Tea, sir? (anag) (6)
Wit intended to expose and criticize stupidity, unfairness, etc. (6)
A literary work of ridicule or scorn (6)
Humour typical of Private Eye The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 16 May 2024
With mockery, a rite's developed (6)
I treat rates with the ridicule deserved
Topical humour as rite, rewritten (6)
Ironic genre Commuter 25 Apr 2024
Witty ridicule
Humorous sarcasm (6)
Parody that has one in tears, rolling about (6)
The Onion's genre USA Today 15 Apr 2024
Mocking sort of humour (6)
A rite's enough to attract literary ridicule (6)
Turned back as weary of mockery (6)
Artie's madly mocking work The Sun Two Speed 30 Mar 2024
Parody The Sun Two Speed 30 Mar 2024
STRIAE
It sends up one in a rest-break (6)
Sarcastic writing
Parody defunct right-wing party not starting to make comeback
Irony or sarcasm (6)
Burlesque LA Times Daily 02 Mar 2024
Parasite or The Menu, e.g. (6)
Sent up in this manner, it assumes this kind of humour (6) Puzzler Cryptic 19 Feb 2024
Lampoon Eugene Sheffer 17 Feb 2024
Reductress genre USA Today 13 Feb 2024
"The Dunciad", e.g.
ClickHole genre USA Today 01 Feb 2024
Posed for one, about to employ sarcasm, etc (6)
Such ridicule and it is about my ears!
Lampoon Newsday 21 Jan 2024
Tear is shed for biting TV humour (6) Puzzler Cryptic 19 Jan 2024
It has ears that call for ridicule
Posed showing anger and became subjected to literary ridicule
It’s a nasty, concerning, scornful piece of work The Times Quick Cryptic 19 Dec 2023
Much sketch comedy New York Times 03 Dec 2023
Tries a change of humour (6) Puzzler Cryptic 09 Nov 2023
Literary spoof Newsday 08 Nov 2023
Mocking work Thomas Joseph 23 Oct 2023
Scrabble sextet that can form a seven-letter word with 18 of the 26 Newsday 24 Jun 2023
Topical humour The Times Concise 13 May 2023
Cutting part of The Onion? New York Times 30 Apr 2023
Swift writing Wall Street Journal 31 Mar 2023
Political humor, often LA Times Daily 28 Mar 2023
Genre involving humorous social criticism USA Today 03 Feb 2023
Ironic and critical comedy USA Today 16 Jan 2023
Comedy modelled on international soldiers
Swift work, say, with spades followed by a fag The Guardian Cryptic 17 Nov 2022
Swift work, say, with spades followed by a fag
“Get Out” genre Wall Street Journal 07 Oct 2022
Swift work Thomas Joseph 01 Oct 2022
Brooded with rage seeing caricature The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Aug 2022
Humorous writing about following it and it returning The Guardian Quiptic 01 Aug 2022
Genre for The Onion Universal 17 Jun 2022
Literary spoof Newsday 13 Jun 2022
Swift work Thomas Joseph 03 Jun 2022
Ridicule last in class, a bore The Telegraph Cryptic 23 May 2022
Stephen Colbert specialty Universal 10 May 2022
Genre for The Squeaky Wheel and The Onion USA Today 13 Apr 2022
French composer keeps finale to another work of parody The Guardian Quiptic 11 Apr 2022
Mocking work Thomas Joseph 26 Mar 2022
The Onion genre Universal 18 Mar 2022
Many a Swift work Thomas Joseph 14 Mar 2022
Stephen Colbert device LA Times Daily 07 Mar 2022
Stephen Colbert device The Washington Post 07 Mar 2022
Lampoon LA Times Daily 14 Jan 2022
Genre for some comedians
Style for the Onion The Washington Post Sunday 12 Dec 2021
With mockery a rite's made to look silly The Guardian Quiptic 22 Nov 2021
With mockery a rite's made to look silly
Tries a shot produced by Swift, for one Irish Times Crosaire 28 Sep 2021
The Ig Nobel Prize, e.g The Washington Post 04 Sep 2021
The Ig Nobel Prize, e.g LA Times Daily 04 Sep 2021
Genre with social critiques USA Today 18 Aug 2021
It holds up folly to ridicule Irish Times Simplex 12 Aug 2021
Lampoon Eugene Sheffer 23 Jul 2021
Father seen around at send-up
Tries a soup produced by Swift, for one Irish Times Crosaire 03 May 2021
"South Park" or "The Onion" Universal 28 Apr 2021
Mocking work Thomas Joseph 16 Apr 2021
Father about heartless performance: ‘It's supposed to be funny‘
Dramatic genre Newsday 04 Mar 2021
Swift writing Wall Street Journal 27 Feb 2021
Specialty of Aristophanes New York Times 20 Feb 2021
'The weapon of the powerless against the powerful,' according to Molly Ivins New York Times 29 Jan 2021
Lampoon Eugene Sheffer 16 Jan 2021
Settled anger in parody
Tries a novel, a parody of others Irish Times Crosaire 21 Dec 2020
Lampoon; parody The Telegraph Quick 20 Dec 2020
Feature of ClickHole articles The Washington Post Sunday 22 Nov 2020
Walking Eagle News specialty USA Today 05 Nov 2020
The Onion specialty Wall Street Journal 01 Oct 2020
Form of humour The Times Concise 23 Sep 2020
Wit posed with anger
Genre for David and Amy Sedaris New York Times 12 Aug 2020
Lampoon The Washington Post 11 Aug 2020
Lampoon LA Times Daily 11 Aug 2020
Ridicule side's leader, a bore
It holds up folly to ridicule Irish Times Simplex 15 Jun 2020
Lampoon New York Times 07 Jun 2020
Put wrath in provocative writing
Lampoons and such Newsday 10 May 2020
Literary spoof Newsday 03 Mar 2020
Sturgeon's cross, avoiding Liberal lampoonery The Telegraph Toughie 25 Feb 2020
Subtly amusing ridicule, essentially starts around it's comeback
Genre with bite The Washington Post 19 Dec 2019
Genre with bite LA Times Daily 19 Dec 2019
Literary ridicule Newsday 11 Dec 2019
Spoof is about flag
The Onion's genre USA Today 30 Sep 2019
Biting literature Newsday 02 Aug 2019
Mockery, flag supporting it
Caustic comments from father? A time to interrupt The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Jun 2019
Lampoon teacher over a primary text at the beginning of essay Irish Times Crosaire 15 Mar 2019
Humour posed with fury
The Onion's genre
Literary ridicule, like Joseph Heller's "Catch-22"
Literary criticism of a sort Newsday 03 Nov 2018
Lampoon settled fury
HBO's 'Veep,' e.g New York Times 12 Oct 2018
Christopher Buckley specialty Wall Street Journal 15 Sep 2018
Mockery making one Christian organisation weary
Parody The Sun Two Speed 15 Jul 2018
Saint, irate, panned mocking work The Sun Two Speed 15 Jul 2018
Comedy of manners hallmark Wall Street Journal 30 Jun 2018
Mockumentary, e.g USA Today 29 Jun 2018
Took a seat with anger for humorous play
'The Simpsons' or 'Futurama' New York Times 13 May 2018
Artie's madly mocking work The Sun Two Speed 01 May 2018
Spoofs and such Newsday 26 Apr 2018
Onion offering LA Times Daily 24 Feb 2018
Onion offering The Washington Post 24 Feb 2018
Denunciation sent up via veritas vita, essentially The Telegraph Toughie 22 Feb 2018
Onion offering
"The Simpsons" or "Futurama"
HBO's "Veep," e.g.
Mockumentary, e.g.
Christopher Buckley specialty
Comedy of manners hallmark
Scorer punched by king ?- that's funny and tragic
Tries a change of humour The Sun Two Speed 03 Dec 2017
Sarcastic writing by nobleman having a bit of temper
Genre of many Weird Al songs USA Today 15 Aug 2017
Device much used in ''Huckleberry Finn'' Newsday 05 Aug 2017
Irony The Telegraph Quick 11 Jun 2017
Any of the "Scary Movie" movies USA Today 07 Jun 2017
Tries a novel by literary spoof Irish Times Crosaire 24 Mar 2017
Welcoming a temp initially, father mocking work
Cross line leaving for take-off
Mad magazine's specialty USA Today 22 Feb 2017
Jonathan Swift's genre Premier Sunday 12 Feb 2017
Lampoon Universal 01 Feb 2017
"The Daily Show" specialty USA Today 20 Jan 2017
"The Daily Show" specialty
Genre of many Weird Al songs
Any of the "Scary Movie" movies
Mad magazine's specialty
Scot's cross, forgetting large work by Martial
'Dr. Strangelove' or 'Borat' New York Times 02 Dec 2016
Lampoon cousin Universal 18 Nov 2016
The Onion forte Wall Street Journal 12 Nov 2016
Ridicule father outside a bar
'Best in Show,' for one The Washington Post 12 Aug 2016
Mad Magazine's genre Universal 14 Jul 2016
Backward African country's not about to show subversive material? The Times Cryptic 17 Jun 2016
Backward African country's not about to show subversive material?
St Andrew's cross, left out -- that's supposed to be funny The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Jun 2016
"The Daily Show" device LA Times Daily 19 May 2016
Biting comedy Premier Sunday 24 Apr 2016
Comedic takeoff Universal 14 Feb 2016
Tries a novel, such as Gulliver's Travels The Telegraph Cryptic 10 Jan 2016
"The Daily Show" device
Mad Magazine's genre
Lampoon cousin
Comedic takeoff
"Dr. Strangelove" or "Borat"
Ridicule The Telegraph Quick 27 Dec 2015
Father accepts a time for parody
Ridiculing father bears leads to awful trouble
Father's written about a primarily Trollopian literary genre
Comedic takeoff USA Today 26 Nov 2015
'Catch-22' or 'Don Quixote' New York Times 08 Sep 2015
'Catch-22,' e.g The Chronicle of Higher Education 04 Sep 2015
Burlesque star that is ill-disposed
Sarcastic literature Family Time 17 May 2015
Scot's cross to get left out in burlesque The Telegraph Toughie 07 May 2015
Funny, it's about ridiculing establishment leaders
Story with bite USA Today 13 Apr 2015
'Network,' for one New York Times 29 Mar 2015
Swift work Thomas Joseph 31 Jan 2015
"Network," for one
"Catch-22," e.g.
Lampoon
Comedic takeoff
Story with bite
Literary spoof
"Catch-22" or "Don Quixote"
Philosopher getting hold of Swift's third ironic composition
Gere of "Gulliver's Travels"
"The Colbert Report" stock-in-trade
Lampoon
Irreverent fiction
"SNL" kind of humor
Much of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report"
Biting writing
Sarcastic literature
parody
"South Park" specialty
Ricky Gervais' forte
Biting parody
Literary spoof
Genre of Orwell's "Animal Farm"
Literary genre
Biting writing
"Gulliver's Travels", e.g.
Punch ingredient?
Swift means of attack?
Piece that bites
Swift means of attack?
Swift work
Literary device
Colbert's specialty
Work that ridicules folly
Literary spoof
"SNL" specialty
Mad magazine specialty
Mad magazine specialty
Genre for Juvenal
Lampoon
Work that ridicules folly
Swift stuff
"This Is Spinal Tap," e.g.
Swift's "A Modest Proposal," e.g.
"Saturday Night Live" genre
"The Simpsons" specialty
Swift vehicle
"Fahrenheit 451," e.g.
Colbert or Stewart specialty
Lampoon
Literary spoof
"The Colbert Report" and such
Genre of Jonathan Swift
Biting writing
Swift genre
"SNL" specialty
Many a "Mad" article
Mad magazine's genre
Swift vehicle?
"The Colbert Report" and such
Literary ridicule
Juvenal's genre
"SNL" specialty
"Mad" magazine material
"Saturday Night Live" genre
Mad specialty
Swift gift
Jonathan Swift genre
Parody
Lehrer forte
"Gulliver's Travels," e.g.
"Dr. Strangelove," e.g.
Parody
"The Colbert Report" specialty
"The Colbert Report" specialty
Biting work
Lampoon
Takeoff
"Gulliver's Travels," for one
Molière's metier
"Animal Farm," e.g.
Takeoff
Lampoon
"Mad" genre
Mad's genre
Firesign Theatre skit, e.g.
Literary ridicule
Mad's genre
Story with bite
Irreverent work
Swift piece, perhaps
Lampoon
Biting production
Moliere's method
Swift genre
Swift vehicle?
Lampoon
Moliere's genre
Lampoon
Story with bite
Preston Sturges specialty
Political cartoon, say
Political humor, often
Swift vehicle
"The Daily Show" specialty
Literary ridicule
Swift vehicle
"Mad" milieu
Work of Juvenal
Political cartoon, say
Swift's genre
Orwell's "Animal Farm," e.g.
Spoof
Swift medium
"Gulliver's Travels," for one
"Gulliver's Travels", for one
Many a Swift work
Mad magazine's genre
"Gulliver's Travels," for one
Byron's "Don Juan," e.g.
"Animal Farm", for one
Voltaire genre
Molière's "The Miser," e.g.
Dario Fo forte
Derisive literature
Byron's "Don Juan," e.g.
Paddy Chayefsky's forte
Mad magazine piece, e.g.
Paddy Chayefsky's forte
"The Praise of Folly," e.g.
Parody
Fun-making skit
"SNL" specialty
Sarcastic wit
Swift stuff
Send-up
Specialty of 115 Down
"Best in Show" style
Takeoff
Parody
"Lysistrata," for one
Style like Swift's
Swift work
"Animal Farm," e.g.
Swiftness?
Voltaire's metier
Molière metier
Mad magazine's genre
Many a Mad Magazine article
Moliere motif
Gulliver's Travels e.g.
It bites
Swift product
Genre of Jonathan Swift
Dario Fo forte
Swift specialty
Swift's style
Spoof
Juvenal's genre
Swift style
Spy magazine feature
Voltaire's forte
Defoe forte
Pope or Swift product
Swift's forte
Literary form
Biting drama
Silographer's forte
Lucilius's forte
Juvenal's forte
"Candide," e.g.
Witty opus
"Animal Farm," e.g.
Literary genre
Swift product
Pope's "The Dunciad," e.g.
Caricature
Pope's "The Dunciad" is one
Trenchant wit
Burlesque
Sillographer's forte
Pasquinade
Literary device
Swift specialty
Literary derision
Pastiche
Buchwald's forte
Aristophanes' forte
Lucian's forte
Literary sarcasm
Forte of Baker and Buchwald
Biting wit
Certain writing
Vonnegut's forte
Voltaire's style
"Gulliver's Travels," for one
Parody
Certain writings
Swift output
Lampoon.
Irony.
A work of Juvenal's.
Pasquinade.
Branch of literature ridiculing folly.
Subtle sarcasm.
Juvenal's forte.
What Mark Twain was master of.
A Voltaire forte.
Travesty.
Orwell's work.
Juvenal opus.
"TWTWTW," for example.
Literary form.
Pope's creation
Frank Zappa genre
"Monty Python's Life of Brian," e.g.
Type of writing.
Onion bit?
What a pasquinade is.
G.B.S.'s forte.
Literary fun.
Author's weapon.
Literary work
Sharp comedy.
Thurber's forte.
Marquand's forte.
Literary attribute.
A play like "The Rivals."
Juvenal and Wilde wrote this.
Juvenal's specialty.
A species of literature.
Marquand writes it.
Use of ridicule in writing.
Pope said, "___'s my weapon."
Form of prose.
Branch of literature.
Caustic comedy.
Trenchant wit.
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