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
75% DRY Droll, like some humour (3) The Telegraph Mini Feb 13, 2026
67% BICS Some pens (4) Newsday Feb 15, 2026
64% WIT Humour (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 29, 2026
61% CURIOUSLYENOUGH "Surprisingly . . ." (15) USA Today Jan 13, 2026
61% SPLEEN Ill humour (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 12, 2026
58% IRONY Wry humour (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 8, 2025
55% WITTY Quick with verbal humour (5) The Telegraph Mini Feb 13, 2026
55% CORRAL Pen (6) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
55% WRITE Pen (5) New York Times Mini Feb 3, 2026

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