The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word OAF , but the solution may also be ASS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Buffoon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OAF | 26 % | 3 |
| ASS | 21 % | 3 |
| ZANY | 12 % | 4 |
| MIME | 6 % | 4 |
| MERRYANDREW | 6 % | 11 |
| DOLT | 4 % | 4 |
| DODO | 3 % | 4 |
| BOZO | 3 % | 4 |
| TWIT | 3 % | 4 |
| PIERROT | 2 % | 7 |
| IDIOT | 2 % | 5 |
| SSA | 2 % | 3 |
| HARLEQUIN | 2 % | 9 |
| MIMER | 2 % | 5 |
| DROLL | 1 % | 5 |
| FOOL | 1 % | 4 |
| MUMMER | 1 % | 6 |
| BALATRON | 1 % | 8 |
| TOMFOOL | 1 % | 7 |
| CLOWN | 1 % | 5 |
| JOKER | 1 % | 5 |
| JAPER | 1 % | 5 |
| CLOD | 1 % | 4 |
Why may ASS be the right solution?
The answer "ASS" is the right solution for the clue "Buffoon" because an "ass" is a term used to describe a foolish or silly person.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Buffoon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- merry andrew
- clown
- zany
- fool
- schmuck
- oaf
- dumbass
- joker
- jester
- joke
- jerk-off
- punk
Crossword Answer definitions
OAF noun- A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
- An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result OAF
- Clod
- Lout
- No genius
- Bull in a china shop, maybe
- Bumpkin
- Galoot
- Crude dude
- Unlikely ballet dancer
- Muttonhead
- Stumblebum
More clues leading to the result ASS
- Balaam's beast
- Balaam's mount
- Beast of burden
- Burdened beast
- Donkey
- Mule's father
- Dolt
- Stubborn one
- Stupid one
- Total idiot
More clues leading to the result ZANY
- Adjective for the Marx Brothers
- Comically loony
- Laff-a-minute
- Madcap
- Wild and crazy
- Like the Marx brothers
- Wild and crazy guy
- Clownish
- Off-the-wall
- Kooky
More clues leading to the result MIME
- Silent actor
- Skelton forte
- Silent act
- Silent performer
- Silent player
- Marceau's art
- He's not one to talk
- Go through the motions?
- He hasn't a thing to say
- Marcel Marceau, e.g.
More clues leading to the result MERRYANDREW
- Actor portraying a headache victim
- Buffoon
- Danny Kaye picture.
- Buffoon.
- Clown.
- Funny fellow.
- Clown
- Happy one or 1958 Danny Kaye film
More clues leading to the result DOLT
More clues leading to the result DODO
More clues leading to the result BOZO
- Larry Harmon creation
- Fool
- Red-haired clown
- TV clown
- Many a politician
- Dummkopf
- Nimrod
- Yahoo
- Dunce
- Clown handle
More clues leading to the result TWIT
More clues leading to the result PIERROT
- Commedia dell'arte character David Bowie dressed as on the cover of "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
- Pantomime buffoon
- Harlequin's French counterpart
- Pantomime character
- French comic character
- French pantomime character
- Pantomime character.
- Comedy character of French pantomime.
- Figure in pantomime.
- Co1umbine's admirer.
More clues leading to the result IDIOT
- Dostoyevsky's "The __"
- Dunderhead
- __ savant
- __-proof (easy to operate)
- Bonehead
- Lamebrain
- Mooncalf
- Nincompoop
- Doofus
- Shit-for-brains
More clues leading to the result SSA
- Govt. retirement org.
- Org. concerned with retirees
- Federal agcy. founded in the 1930s
- Federal retirement org.
- See 26-Across: Abbr.
- Former agency of HHS
- Agcy. for retirees
- Agcy. important to retirees
- Nine-digit no. issuer
- Agcy. for retirement payments
More clues leading to the result HARLEQUIN
- Commedia dell'arte buffoon
- Buffoon
- Big name in romance fiction
- Character in pantomine.
- Clown
- Masked buffoon
- Stock joker
More clues leading to the result MIMER
- One who prefers actions, not words
- Silent performer
- Speechless actor
- Charades player
- Copycat.
- Buffoon.
- Imitator.
- Clown
- Actor sans words
- See 11 Down
More clues leading to the result DROLL
- Oddly amusing
- Amusingly odd
- Facetious
- Jester
- Wryly amusing
- Whimsical
- Amusing
- Whimsically humorous
- Like a wag
- Whimsically funny
More clues leading to the result FOOL
- Creamy dessert
- Blockhead
- April 1 victim
- "He who hesitates," per Mae West
- Idiot
- Meatball
- One who sits on a whoopee cushion
- Start of an eight-word stepquote
- Hoodwink
- Pull a prank on
More clues leading to the result MUMMER
- Costumed merrymaker
- January 1 Philly parader
- Masked merrymaker
- Philadelphia merry-maker.
- Buffoon.
- Masquerader.
- Masked merrymaker.
- Marcher in annual Phila. parade
- Pantomimist
More clues leading to the result BALATRON
More clues leading to the result TOMFOOL
More clues leading to the result CLOWN
- * :o)
- Entertainer that scares some kids
- One with big shoes to fill?
- Gaudy makeup wearer
- Krusty, for one
- Bozo, e.g.
- Children's party performer
- Bumpkin
- Clarabell on "Howdy Doody"
- Circus performer
More clues leading to the result JOKER
- Wild card
- "Batman" character
- Jack Nicholson role
- One of two extra cards in a deck
- It may be wild
- Deck member
- Foe of Batman
- 50-point card in canasta
- Cesar Romero role on "Batman"
- Gotham City villain