The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word WRY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Tongue-in-cheek crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WRY | 31 % | 3 |
| SATIRIC | 23 % | 7 |
| FACETIOUSLY | 15 % | 11 |
| ARCH | 15 % | 4 |
| IRONIC | 8 % | 6 |
| FACETIOUS | 8 % | 9 |
Why may WRY be the right solution?
"WRY" means using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor. This fits the definition of "Tongue-in-cheek," which means expressing a statement in a way that is not meant to be taken seriously, often in a humorous or ironic way.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tongue-in-cheek
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- humourous
- humourously
- humorously
- facetiousness
- humoristic
- sarcastic
- satirically
- humorous
- sarcastically
- cheekiness
- in jest
- facetiously
Crossword Answer definitions
WRY noun- Distortion.
- To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
- To divert; to cause to turn away.
- To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
- 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.
- To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
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 WRY
- Distorted
- Like some humor
- Dryly humorous
- Tongue-in-cheek
- Sardonic
- Satiric
- Twisted
- Bent or ironic
- Ironically funny
- Twist out of shape
More clues leading to the result SATIRIC
- Like Mad
- Tongue-in-cheek
- Like a pasquinade
- Like "Gulliver's Travels"
- Like "Don Quixote," e.g.
- Like Mort Sahl's humor
- Like a comedy routine by 56-Across
- Mocking
- Cutting
- Like the movie "Airplane!"
More clues leading to the result FACETIOUSLY
More clues leading to the result ARCH
- St. Louis sight
- Eyebrow shape
- Foot part
- St. Louis gateway
- St. Louis landmark
- Eero Saarinen's Gateway __
- Podiatrist's concern
- Gateway structure
- Cunning
- Curved entryway
More clues leading to the result IRONIC
- Like a twist of fate
- Poignantly contrary
- Like some satire
- Like hipster humor
- Alanis Morissette hit
- Like dirty soap
- Unexpected
- Wry
- Self-contradictory, in a way
- Not in earnest, in a way