The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word FORESHADOWING which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2012.
Subtle literary device crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FORESHADOWING | 100 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Subtle literary device
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- foreshadowing
- irony
- machine
- machined
- machinery
- sentimentality
- simile
- antonomasia
- trope
- zeugma
- flashback
- satire
Crossword Answer definitions
FORESHADOWING verb- To presage, or suggest something in advance.
- (authorship, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
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