Gap between what's said and what's meant (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gap between what's said and what's meant (5) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on October 9, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IRONY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRONY Gap between what's said and what's meant (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 9, 2026
59% DITTO "What she said" (5) LA Times Daily Oct 3, 2026
57% TEN What "X" meant to 23d (3)
55% BINARY Code with 0's and 1's (6) New York Times Mystery Mini Oct 7, 2026
55% NEB State between S. Dak. and Kan. (3) New York Times Easy Mode Aug 26, 2026
53% ALPHAS #1's (6) Newsday Oct 3, 2026
53% SIL The "S" in RSVP (3) Commuter Sep 10, 2026
53% PLOT What happens between the covers? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 7, 2026
53% LOTS "___ of love!" (what "LOL" once meant) (4)
50% AMA Dr.'s grp. (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2026

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