'___ is wasted on the stupid': Oscar Wilde Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue '___ is wasted on the stupid': Oscar Wilde last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IRONY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRONY '___ is wasted on the stupid': Oscar Wilde (5) New York Times Jul 26, 2023
7% IDEAL An ____ Husband, Oscar Wilde play (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 31, 2025
6% BLOW Waste (4) New York Times Jul 12, 2025
6% DEBRIS Waste (6) New York Times Jul 12, 2025
6% GAOL The Ballad of Reading ____, Oscar Wilde poem (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 2, 2025
6% IGNORANCE Stupidity (9) The Telegraph Quick Jun 28, 2025
6% ACROSS Oscar's wild for clues like this (6)
6% CRASS Stupid (5) The Telegraph Quick Jun 9, 2025
5% NOT Follower of waste and want (3) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
5% IBEX Wild goat (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 6, 2025

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