The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word APING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2000.
Mockery, of a sort crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APING | 67 % | 5 |
| IRONY | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mockery, of a sort
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sport
- fun
- little
- asteism
- burlesque
- deridingly
- derisively
- farce
- fleer
- game
- hoax
- jape
Crossword Answer definitions
APING verb- To behave like an ape.
- To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.
- Foolish imitation or mimicry.
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 APING
- Mimicking
- Mirroring
- Imitating
- Making a mockery of
- Monkeying around?
- Taking off on
- Making like
- Impersonator's specialty
- Pretending to be
- Copycat's forte
More clues leading to the result IRONY
- "I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
- O. Henry device
- Literary device
- Subtle twist
- "A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
- Device used by O. Henry
- Sardonic wit
- "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
- Dramatic device
- Literary twist