- IRONY
- I'm clueless, for instance (considering the context)
- O. Henry device
- Literary device
- Subtle twist
- A free ride when you've already paid is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
- What rain on your wedding day exemplifies, in a song (though not in actuality)
- Sardonic wit
- Device used by O. Henry
- The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom, per Anatole France
- Bitter wit
- Humor lost on many
- Dramatic device
- Literary twist
- Dramatic ___
- Pretense of ignorance
- Humor with a twist
- O. Henry's specialty
- O. Henry's forte
- Twist at the end, maybe
- Wry twist
- Sarcasm, of a sort
- Humorist's tool
- What air quotes may indicate
- Swiftian humor
- Single-story elevator factory, say
- Jonathan Swift specialty
- Stephen Colbert forte
- The _____ is...
- An anarchist working for the government, e.g.
- Dramatic technique
- O. Henry specialty
- It may be poetic
- Double-edged literary device
- Wry toast?
- Something said with the opposite implied
- Swift forte
- O. Henry literary device
- Socratic ___
- The Gift of the Magi device
- Tongue-in-cheek quality
- Poetic justice
- Subtle sarcasm
- Double-edged humor
- Satire feature
- O. Henry technique
- Literary device in "The Gift of the Magi"
- Satirist's device
- The Gift of the Magi quality
- Humorous literary technique
- Double-edged plot device
- Common literary device
- Literary twist using opposites
- Subtle humor
- Go-to style for Steven Wright
- Satirist's tool
- Sarcasm
- Swift's style
- Swift's forte
- Twist onstage
- Socratic device
- Swift literary device
- Sardonic humor
- Literary surprise
- Sarcasm's gentler cousin
- Swift device
- Unexpected outcome
- Oedipus Rex literary device
- Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g.
- Swift specialty
- Employment agency layoff, e.g.
- Twist at the end
- Sarcasm, e.g.
- Swift strength
- Seinfeld specialty
- It may be dramatic
- Twist of a sort
- The Wizard of Oz device
- Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone"
- Dramatic __
- The Twilight Zone plot device
- Literary technique involving incongruity
- Plot twist
- Twist in a tale
- Vonnegut literary device
- Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g.
- Device common on "Seinfeld"
- Twist
- O. Henry hallmark
- Dramatic literary device
- Twisted humor
- The Twilight Zone specialty
- Sarcastic humor
- Literary sarcasm
- Literary technique
- Literary incongruity
- O. Henry forte
- Wry humor
- Feature of many fables
- It's lost on some people
- Twist in "Oliver Twist"
- Gift of the Magi device
- Antonym of "earnestness"
- O. Henry literary technique
- Socratic ___ (feigned ignorance in a discussion)
- A sort of ridicule.
- Dissimulation.
- A state of affairs the reverse of what was expected.
- Jonathan Swift's stylistic weapon.
- Kind of sarcasm.
- Outcome of events contrary to what was expected.
- A form of wry humor.
- Figure of speech employed in ridicule.
- Fate's wry twist.
- Figure of speech.
- Satire.
- Type of humor.
- Dramatic figure of speech.
- Feature of Orwell's style.
- Method of humorous expression.
- Ridicule.
- A figure of speech.
- Literary weapon.
- Device used by writers.
- Device of Socrates.
- Dramatic factor.
- Writer's device.
- Humor of a sort.
- Literary method.
- Swift's specialty.
- Wry sort of humor.
- Twist of fate.
- Writer's mode of expression.
- Feature of some writing.
- Form of humor.
- Form of ridicule.
- Literary feature.
- One form of humor.
- Type of wit.
- Wit of a sort.
- Forte of O. Henry
- Subtle satire
- Discomforting wit.
- Incongruity.
- Type of writing.
- Socratic approach
- Kind of writing
- Bitter humor
- Gentle sarcasm
- Sardonic writing
- Light sarcasm
- Literary form
- Mockery of a sort
- Satiric twist
- Socratic ___ (pretended ignorance)
- Speaker's device
- Sardonic form of humor
- Asteism
- O. Henry's pet device
- Dissimulation of a sort
- Ferrous
- O. Henry's favorite device
- Ferric
- Sardonic literary style
- Ferruginous
- Satiric wit
- Incongruousness
- Humor not for dummies
- Nonliteral humor
- The Gift of the Magi feature
- Certain humor
- Often-missed humor
- Slice of wry?
- Gulliver's Travels feature
- It may feature a twist
- 15-Across with a twist
- Much-misunderstood writing
- Overused humor technique
- Swiftian device
- Stinging surprise
- It may be tragic
- It's not to be taken literally
- Sophocles skill
- Literary device much used by O. Henry
- Firehouse catching fire, e.g.
- The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g.
- Choking on a Life Saver, e.g.
- Robbery at a police station, e.g.
- Word from the Greek for "feigned ignorance"
- Swift quality
- Literary effect in O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"
- Unearnest tone
- Complaining about social media on Facebook, say
- ___ is wasted on the stupid: Oscar Wilde
- Hipster's sartorial tool
- It can feature a twist
- Incongruous state
- Twisted wit
- A prophet being blind, e.g.
- Socratic ___ (feigning ignorance in argument)
- Seinfeld device
- It's twisty
- Marriage counsellor getting a divorce, e.g.
- What doubt is to science, ___ is to personal life: Søren Kierkegaard
- Bitter stuff
- O. Henry could see it in things
- The fire station burned down, e.g.
- Sardonic style
- Satire, perhaps
- Form of sarcasm, e.g.
- Literary element
- Man bites dog, e.g.
- O. Henry trademark
- It features a twist
- Sardonic literary device
- Certain literary device
- Device of the wryly humorous
- Tongue-in-cheek humor
- What air quotes sometimes indicate
- Subtle twist, in literature
- Writing that features a twist
- Writing with a wry twist
- It has a twist
- It involves a twist
- Two-sided humor
- Wry literary twist
- IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g.
- Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor
- Cop committing a crime, e.g.
- Proofreader introducing an error, e.g.
- Doctor going to work sick, e.g.
- Biting wit
- Hidden humor
- Vagarious writings
- Incongruous writing
- Sardonic humor, e.g.
- Sardonic literary tactic
- A literary incongruity
- Literary style
- Humor with a twist, perhaps
- A fire station burning down, e.g.
- Apt twist of fate, in literature
- Humor element
- Twisty writing?
- The Gift of the Magi plot device
- O. Henry twist
- Twist from O. Henry
- Twist in O. Henry stories
- It can be dramatic or situational
- Plagiarizing an essay about integrity, for example
- Sarcastic tone
- Ungenuine tone
- Dolly Parton losing a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, e.g.
- Dripping with ___ (very sarcastic)
- It might be verbal, dramatic or situational
- Someone yelling "Keep your voice down!," e.g.
- Swift vehicle?
- The "Frozen" snowman Olaf singing about how he wants to experience summer, for example
- A sign that says "No signs allowed," e.g.
- Dry humor
- Twist ending feature
- A car thief's car getting stolen, e.g.
- Marriage counselor's divorce, e.g.
- Satirist's weapon