The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPOOF , but the solution may also be LAUNCH which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Send-up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPOOF | 27 % | 5 |
| PARODY | 23 % | 6 |
| LAUNCH | 14 % | 6 |
| SATIRIZE | 14 % | 8 |
| LOFT | 9 % | 4 |
| SATIRE | 5 % | 6 |
| PUTON | 5 % | 5 |
| WELL | 5 % | 4 |
Why may PARODY be the right solution?
PARODY is the right answer because a "send-up" is a comedic imitation or mockery of something, which is exactly what a parody is.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Send-up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- parody
- satirical
- satire
- spoof
- satiric
- satirize
- parodical
- low comedy
- satirizer
- lampooner
- burletta
- comedic
Crossword Answer definitions
SPOOF noun- An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank.
- A light parody.
- A drinking game in which players hold up to three (or another specified number of) coins hidden in a fist and attempt to guess the total number of coins held.
- Nonsense.
- To gently satirize.
- To deceive.
- To falsify.
- Fake, hoax.
- Semen.
- To ejaculate, to come.
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 SPOOF
- Light satire
- Lampoon
- "This is Spinal Tap," e.g.
- Deceive
- Send-up
- "Blazing Saddles," for one
- Bit of lampoonery
- Light parody
- Parody
- Blazing Saddles, for one
More clues leading to the result PARODY
- Viral video, perhaps
- Takeoff
- Monty Python piece
- Many a Firesign Theatre skit
- "Saturday Night Live" fare
- Burlesque
- Lampoon
- Spoof
- Typical Mad piece
- Make fun of
More clues leading to the result LAUNCH
- Send into space, say
- Big moment at NASA
- Give impetus to
- Marketing event
- Initiate
- Get off the ground, in a way
- Start
- Set in motion
- Catapult
- Cape Canaveral event
More clues leading to the result SATIRIZE
More clues leading to the result LOFT
- Barn story
- Choir perch
- Garret
- Ski-house feature
- Hay storage area
- Artist's studio
- Choir place
- Living area that becomes an adverb with an "A" in front of it
- Room at the top?
- Tall story?
More clues leading to the result SATIRE
- "Gulliver's Travels," for one
- Lampoon
- Parody
- "SNL" specialty
- "Monty Python's Life of Brian," e.g.
- Frank Zappa genre
- Onion bit?
- Pope's creation
- Burlesque
- Witty opus