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IRONIC is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for IRONIC.

73 total results for IRONIC( score: 50 )

27 results for IRONIC from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Jul 7, 202474ALike some hipster T-shirtsDavid KarpFagliano
Sun Aug 13, 2023113ALike O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"Manaal MohammedShortz
Wed Jun 28, 202333DLike a free ride when you've already paid, per a 1996 hitMatt Fuchs and Victor SloanShortz
Thu Dec 2, 202112D1996 hit for Alanis MorissetteRebecca GoldsteinShortz
Tue Aug 18, 20203DAlanis Morissette song about unfortunate situationsOlivia Mitra FramkeShortz
Thu May 21, 202050A1996 hit with the lyric "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife"Andrew KingsleyShortz
Thu Oct 31, 201921AAgainst expectations, sayEzra Brauner and Jeff ChenShortz
Mon Nov 24, 201449DLike a firehouse burning down?Robert SeminaraShortz
Sat Jan 19, 20137DHaving a twist (2)David QuarfootShortz
Mon Nov 15, 201025DFunny in a twisted wayEmily L. LillyShortz
Wed Oct 13, 20106DHaving a twist (2)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Sat Jan 30, 201049ALike Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard"Mark DiehlShortz
Sun Jul 5, 2009127ALike some Swift writing (2)Tony Orbach and Amy ReynaldoShortz
Tue Jun 20, 200626DLike many O. Henry storiesSteve SalmonShortz
Thu Feb 17, 200522ATwisted, in a wayPatrick MerrellShortz
Tue Jun 8, 200419DLike many an O. Henry storyEd EarlyShortz
Sat Jan 5, 200247D"Isn't it ___?"Rich NorrisShortz
Thu Jun 29, 200037ALike many Rod Serling worksRobert H. WolfeShortz
Sun Mar 5, 20002DUnexpected, in a wayNancy Nicholson JolineShortz
Sun Dec 26, 199930DLike a break-in at a burglar's houseGreg StaplesShortz
Fri Mar 26, 19992DLike some of Chekhov's writingsBrendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Wed Mar 3, 199941DUnexpectedly appropriate, maybeRich NorrisShortz
Thu Jul 9, 199828DDouble-edgedNorman S. WizerShortz
Sun May 24, 19981ALike some Swift writing (2)Harvey Estes and Nancy SalomonShortz
Thu Feb 8, 199634DLike man O. Henry storiesAlex K. JustinShortz
Mon Aug 14, 199516AHaving hidden humorBen WheelockShortz
Tue Oct 18, 19946DSatirical, maybeHarvey EstesShortz
2 results for IRONIC from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Jan 5, 2014Diagramless14ALike a typical O. Henry storyFred PiscopShortz
Aug 28, 2011AcrosticVLike a firehouse on fire, sayEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
44 results for IRONIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Jun 21, 199344DLike poetic justiceSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Mon Oct 7, 199128ALike some twists of fateMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Wed Aug 8, 199040DSubtly sarcasticLois SidwayMaleska
Fri Jul 28, 198915ASubtly sarcasticWalter CovellMaleska
Sat Jun 10, 19897DSarcasticPatterson PeppleMaleska
Sun Jun 1, 198638DLike wry humorCharles M. DeberMaleska
Thu Jun 13, 198532DSarcastic, in a wayGayle DeanMaleska
Sat Jun 9, 198435DLike poetic justiceRhonda KrausMaleska
Sun Sep 18, 198377DWryBert RosenfieldMaleska
Sun Jan 23, 198372DLike poetic justiceBette Sue CohenMaleska
Sun Aug 22, 198214DWryly humorousCharles M. DeberMaleska
Sat Dec 20, 198012AMeaning the contrary of what is expressedLouise EarnestMaleska
Sat Oct 18, 198059ALike some twists of fateGeorge P. SphicasMaleska
Sun Apr 6, 198069DSatiricalFrances HansenMaleska
Wed May 3, 197838DSubtly sarcasticKenneth HaxtonMaleska
Sun Aug 12, 197399ASatiricalBert KruseWeng
Tue Jul 24, 197322DRabelaisianUnknownWeng
Wed Sep 17, 196919DBitter.UnknownWeng
Sun Mar 17, 196850DLike some writing.Anne FoxFarrar
Sun Mar 10, 196885DDirectly opposite to what might be expected.William A. Lewis, Jr.Farrar
Tue Jul 18, 196748DSarcastic.Helen FasuloFarrar
Wed May 31, 196726DImplying the opposite.William LutwiniakFarrar
Tue Mar 15, 196655ADirectly opposite to what is.UnknownFarrar
Mon Dec 16, 196335DSarcastic.Helen FasuloFarrar
Sun Oct 21, 196217DSarcastic.Ralph AndersonFarrar
Sun Nov 12, 196150DSatirical.W. E. JonesFarrar
Thu Jun 30, 196016ABitter, Sneering, Sarcastic.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jan 14, 196017AMeaning the contrary of what is expressed.UnknownFarrar
Sun Oct 4, 195977DUsing a sort of humor.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Feb 15, 19592DSatiric.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sun Feb 8, 195913DSarcastic.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Wed Jul 18, 195652ADirectly opposite to what is expected.S. A. KayFarrar
Sun Feb 5, 195621ABitterly sarcastic.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Mon Oct 24, 195535DSarcastic.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Tue Nov 23, 19541ALike the twist of fate.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Wed Sep 15, 195415AWry.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Wed Oct 22, 195215ASarcastic.UnknownFarrar
Thu Nov 15, 195151ASarcastic.UnknownFarrar
Sun Apr 16, 1950125ASocratic.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Dec 11, 194996DSatiric.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Jul 25, 19482DDescribing O. Henry stories.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Dec 22, 19462DSatiric.Lester KeeneFarrar
Sun Aug 4, 194682DSatiric.Lester KeeneFarrar
Sun Nov 11, 194582DBitingly unexpected.Louis BaronFarrar
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