Don't be cruel to old comedian, simple at heart (2,4,2) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Don't be cruel to old comedian, simple at heart (2,4,2) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 29, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GOEASYON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOEASYON Don't be cruel to old comedian, simple at heart (2,4,2) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
56% OGRE Cruel brute (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
56% EASY Simple (4) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 18, 2026
56% BRUTE Cruel person (5) Newsday Dec 23, 2025
56% MERCILESS Cruel, inhumane (9) The Times Concise Dec 23, 2025
56% TOA ___ T (3) New York Times Dec 20, 2025
56% MEANER More cruel (6) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
56% E Simple (1) USA Today Quick Dec 14, 2025
54% LENO Comedian (4) Commuter Jan 5, 2026
54% COMIC Comedian (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 28, 2025

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