“Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious” (Peter ____) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious” (Peter ____) 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is USTINOV.

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Crossword Answer For “Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious” (Peter ____):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% USTINOV “Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious” (Peter ____) (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 15, 2019
6% MAJORLY In a serious way (7) LA Times Daily Oct 4, 2025
5% EXIST Simply be (5) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
5% AMUSING Funny (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 14, 2025
4% SOMBER Very serious (6) Premier Sunday Nov 9, 2025
4% CONAN Funny O'Brien (5) New York Times Nov 9, 2025
4% RIOT Funny person (4) Universal Nov 8, 2025
4% GARDENPATH Where someone might be led on the way to being tricked (10) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
4% MEANINGFUL Serious, important (10) (10) Mirror Classic Nov 4, 2025
4% ARE "__ you serious?" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 3, 2025

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