The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WRIER , but the solution may also be WRYER which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
More ironic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WRIER | 54 % | 5 |
| WRYER | 38 % | 5 |
| DRIER | 8 % | 5 |
Why may WRYER be the right solution?
The word "wryer" is the comparative form of the adjective "wry," which means twisted or distorted. When something is more ironic, it can be described as wryer, making it the appropriate answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: More ironic
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- jaded
- severity
- nasty
- cut
- rack
- cruelly
- chronic
- worse
- badness
- worst
Crossword Answer definitions
WRIER adjective- Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
- Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
- Twisted, bent, crooked.
- Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
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 WRIER
- Relatively ironic
- More ironic
- More perverse
- More twisted, as humor
- Funnier somehow
- Comparatively ironic
- More ironically funny
- More twisted, in a way
- More mocking
- More contorted.
More clues leading to the result WRYER
- More twisted
- More ironic, as a smile
- Comparatively contrary
- More ironic
- More twisted, as humor
- More sardonic
- More ironically humorous
- More dryly humorous
- More perverse