“____ is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings” (Ed Gardner) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “____ is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings” (Ed Gardner) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 OPERA.

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Crossword Answer For “____ is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings” (Ed Gardner):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPERA “____ is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings” (Ed Gardner) (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 16, 2019
4% IMPALE Stab (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
4% SEX ___ ed (3) Universal Oct 13, 2025
4% OLIN Lena of "Romeo Is Bleeding" (4) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
4% TRY Take a stab at? (3)
4% AVA Hollywood's ___ Gardner (3)
4% LIEU In __ of (instead of) (4) Newsday Aug 27, 2025
4% ELSE Instead (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 3, 2025
3% HIM That guy (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
3% LEONA Bleeding Love singer Lewis (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025

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