Like some humour the writer's penned, surprisingly strong? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like some humour the writer's penned, surprisingly strong? last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WIRY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WIRY Like some humour the writer's penned, surprisingly strong? (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 26, 2021
64% ELIOT Writer T. S. ___ (5) New York Times Mini Sep 9, 2025
61% IRONY Wry humour (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
61% SPLEEN Ill humour (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 21, 2025
61% WRY Ironic, as humour (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
61% WITH Using humour, primarily humour (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 18, 2025
61% METHOUGHT This writer felt satisfied penning If (9) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 10, 2025
61% CHEESY Like paternal humour, often (6)
61% STYLIST Catalogue of pens for a writer? (7) (7)
58% SPRY Surprisingly nimble (4) Newsday Sep 4, 2025

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