“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open ____ and die.” (Mel Brooks) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open ____ and die.” (Mel Brooks):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEWER “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open ____ and die.” (Mel Brooks) (5) The Times Specialist Sunday May 22, 2022
8% OPENSEWERANDDIE "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an ___." —Mel Brooks (15)
5% ACTV When Romeo says, "Thus with a kiss I die" (4) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
5% NOSOUL "When you lose control, and you got ____, it's tragedy" (<i>Tragedy</i>, The Bee Gees) (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 27, 2025
5% TOBEORNOTTOBE Mel Brooks 1942 war comedy (2,2,2,3,2,2) (13)
5% ISNAP "When ___ my fingers ..." (5)
4% LACERATE Cut when shifting ale crate (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Oct 22, 2025
4% ASIA When I get a lot of land (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
4% EARS These are visible when you sport an updo (4) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
4% LID What's flipped when you lose it (3) The Washington Post Mini Oct 14, 2025

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