"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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNISHINGLY ''The wordplay is a little off'' (11) Newsday Aug 2, 2015
8% PUNS Samples of wordplay (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 28, 2025
8% DRAWUP Formulate wordplay for "charge"? (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
8% PUN Bit of wordplay (3)
7% PUNNED Wrote groan-inducing wordplay (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
7% PUNGENT Strong man of wordplay? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
6% TOTS Little kids (4) Newsday Nov 11, 2025
6% TOT Little one (3) USA Today Nov 10, 2025
6% WREN Little songbird (4)
6% IMA "-- Little Teapot" (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025

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