“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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% USTINOV “Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious” (Peter ____) (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 15, 2019
5% BONE Funny ___ (4)
5% STERN Serious (5) New York Times Apr 16, 2026
5% AMUSING Funny (7) The Telegraph Quick Apr 8, 2026
5% FALSE It's simply not true (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 3, 2026
5% EARNEST Serious (7) The Telegraph Quick Apr 3, 2026
5% HOHO "That's funny" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 1, 2026
5% ODD Funny (3) New York Times Mar 12, 2026
5% WERE "__ you being serious?" (4) Commuter Jan 20, 2026
4% ANTICS Funny business (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 22, 2026

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