"The wordplay is a little off" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue ''The wordplay is a little off'' last seen in Newsday 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 PUNISHINGLY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNISHINGLY ''The wordplay is a little off'' (11) Newsday Aug 2, 2015
8% PUN "No ___ intended" (no wordplay) (3)
8% PUNS Samples of wordplay (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 28, 2025
7% SKIM Take a little off the top (4) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
7% PUNNED Wrote groan-inducing wordplay (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
7% DRAWUP Formulate wordplay for "charge"? (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
6% LADS Little boys (4) Newsday Dec 21, 2025
6% ATAD Little bit (4) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
6% NIT Little louse (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 18, 2025
6% MINNOW Little fish (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 18, 2025

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