The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BYJOVE , but the solution may also be WHATTHEDEUCE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Quaint cry of surprise crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BYJOVE | 20 % | 6 |
| WHATTHEDEUCE | 20 % | 12 |
| IDECLARE | 20 % | 8 |
| EGAD | 20 % | 4 |
| JEEPERSCREEPERS | 20 % | 15 |
Why may WHATTHEDEUCE be the right solution?
The phrase "What the deuce" is an old-fashioned expression used to express surprise or confusion. It can be considered quaint because it is not commonly used in modern language. "What the deuce" is also a phrase used by the character Mr. Jingle in Charles Dickens' novel "The Pickwick Papers."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quaint cry of surprise
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eek
- eek!
- hark
- exclaim
- hello
- exclaiming
- say
- squeal
- token
- wow
- ale
- squealing
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 BYJOVE
- "Holy moly!"
- Exclamation from Colonel Pickering
- Quaint exclamation
- Quaint "My goodness!"
- Cry of surprise
- "Here's a pleasant surprise!"
- Quaint cry of surprise
- "I swear!"
- "I say!"
- "My word!"
More clues leading to the result WHATTHEDEUCE
More clues leading to the result IDECLARE
- "Oh, my!"
- "Land sakes!"
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "Well!"
- "My word!"
- "Goodness me!"
- "My stars!"
- *"My stars!"
- "My!"
- Surprised exclamation.
More clues leading to the result EGAD
- "Great Caesar's ghost!"
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "Omigod!"
- "Omigosh!"
- "Yikes!"
- "Zounds!" kin
- Goodness gracious!
- Holy cow, relative
- Mild epithet
- Mild exclamation