Humorous misuse of a word Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Humorous misuse of a word last seen in Mirror Tea Time 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MALAPROPISM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALAPROPISM Humorous misuse of a word (11) Mirror Tea Time Nov 2, 2024
3% COMEDY Humorous play (6) (6) The Sun Mini Jan 18, 2026
3% COMEDIC Humorous (7) The Times Concise Jan 12, 2026
3% RIBALD Humorously vulgar (6) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
3% LITERALLY Word frequently misused as an intensifier (9) The Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
3% TRASHPANDA Raccoon, humorously (10) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
3% SENSE __ of humor (5) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
3% ERMA Humor writer Bombeck (4) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
3% PENPORTRAIT Report paint misused? But this is a picture in words (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
3% WRY Twisted, as a sense of humor (3)

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