"The only serious thing in the world," per Oscar Wilde Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'The only serious thing in the world,' per Oscar Wilde last seen in New York Times 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ART.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ART 'The only serious thing in the world,' per Oscar Wilde (3) New York Times Feb 9, 2017
5% DIRE Really serious (4) USA Today Dec 25, 2025
5% ANNUM Per __ (5) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
5% SENDAK Subject of the literary analysis Angels and Wild Things (6) Newsday Dec 20, 2025
5% IDLE Not serious (4) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
5% PERIL Serious danger (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
5% ARE "___ you serious?" (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2025
5% SOLEMN Only heartless men can be serious (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 1, 2025
5% ONESELF "To love ____ is the beginning of a lifelong romance", Oscar Wilde (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 28, 2025
5% STERN Serious (5) (5) Mirror Quick Nov 28, 2025

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