Indicators of irony … or a way to describe the answers to 18-, 24-, 40-/44- and 54-Across? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Indicators of irony … or a way to describe the answers to 18-, 24-, 40-/44- and 54-Across? featured in New York Times puzzle on October 28, 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCAREQUOTES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCAREQUOTES Indicators of irony … or a way to describe the answers to 18-, 24-, 40-/44- and 54-Across? (11) New York Times Oct 28, 2026
5% STREETTALK Informal language, or what 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across are examples of? (10) LA Times Daily Sep 29, 2026
4% VERYAFRAID See 40-Across (10) New York Times Oct 28, 2026
4% BEAFRAIDBE With 44-Across, Veronica Quaife, in "The Fly" (10) New York Times Oct 28, 2026
4% ENAMEL 40-Across layer (6) LA Times Daily Oct 21, 2026
4% LEANT Listed answer within 40 days (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 21, 2026
4% OHENRY Literary master of irony (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2026
4% CURLY Like some hair ... or 24-Across after an 18-Across? (5) New York Times Midi Oct 18, 2026
4% TON Huge amount ... or 12-Across after an 18-Across? (3) New York Times Midi Oct 18, 2026
4% BORGIA see 24 Across (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Oct 15, 2026

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