A figure, lick, ostinato, refrain or other repeated phrase forming the basis of a song/groove in jazz /pop; or, a humorous monologue (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A figure, lick, ostinato, refrain or other repeated phrase forming the basis of a song/groove in jazz /pop; or, a humorous monologue (4) . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RIFF.

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Crossword Answer For A figure, lick, ostinato, refrain or other repeated phrase forming the basis of a song/groove in jazz /pop; or, a humorous monologue (4):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RIFF A figure, lick, ostinato, refrain or other repeated phrase forming the basis of a song/groove in jazz /pop; or, a humorous monologue (4) (4)
4% MANTRA Repeated phrase (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
4% EIEIO Nursery song refrain (5) New York Times Sep 17, 2025
4% BOP Jazz form (3) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
4% INTO ____ the Groove, Madonna song (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2025
4% IDIOM Figurative phrase (5) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
4% RIFFS Repeated jazz phrases (5) New York Times Sep 26, 2017
4% STANDUPCOMEDY Humorous monologue (13)
3% DRYLY With wry humor (5) Universal Oct 25, 2025
3% IRONY Humor with a twist (5)
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