The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word IRONIES , but the solution may also be SATIRES which is one of the most recent solution (1969 in New York Times).
Some literary works crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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IRONIES | 50 % | 7 |
SATIRES | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Some literary works
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Crossword Answer definitions
IRONIES noun- A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
- Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
- Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.
- The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.
- Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result IRONIES
- Twists of fate
- One of life's little __
- Story surprises
- Features of O. Henry stories
- Life's little incongruities
- Unexpected twists
- Twists
- Unexpected results
- Many O. Henry endings
- Unexpected turns of events