Irony

200 clues
Satire
Ferric
Sarcasm
Asteism
Ferrous
Ridicule
___-twist
Wry humor
Dry humor
Wry twist
Plot twist
Biting wit
Ferruginous
Satiric wit
Twisted wit
Dramatic __
Type of wit
Bitter humor
Hidden humor
Swift device
Sardonic wit
Slice of wry
Subtle humor
Subtle twist
Certain humor
Dissimulation
Literary form
O'Henry forte
Sarcasm, e.g.
Satire device
Twist onstage
Humor element
Light sarcasm
Like hematite
Wit of a sort
Subtle satire
Swift quality
Twist of fate
Twisted humor
Satiric twist
Swift's forte
Caustic remark
It has a twist
Literary style
Gentle sarcasm
O. Henry twist
Poetic justice
Sardonic style
Writing device
Sardonic humor
Satire feature
Swift strength
Swiftian humor
O. Henry forte
Subtle sarcasm
Literary twist
Dramatic device
Humorist's tool
Incongruousness
Kind of writing
Satire, perhaps
Sophocles skill
Swiftian device
Twist of a sort
Two-sided humor
Vonnegut device
Twist in a tale
Twisty writing?
Satirist's tool
Swift specialty
O. Henry device
It may be tragic
It may be poetic
Nonliteral humor
Speaker's device
Twist at the end
Literary element
O. Henry's forte
Sardonic writing
Literary sarcasm
Literary device?
Forte of O. Henry
O. Henry hallmark
Onion ingredient?
Sarcasm of a sort
Socratic approach
Stinging surprise
Literary surprise
Satirist's device
Unexpected outcome
Mockery, of a sort
Wry literary twist
It may be dramatic
Literary technique
O. Henry technique
O. Henry trademark
Double-edged humor
Often-missed humor
Humor with a twist
O. Henry specialty
It involves a twist
Man bites dog e.g.
Paradoxical sarcasm
Sense of the absurd
Twist from O. Henry
Type of twisted wit
Seinfeld" specialty
It features a twist
A form of wry humor.
Literary incongruity
Sardonic humor, e.g.
Twist ending feature
O. Henry-esque twist
Satirist's specialty
O. Henry's specialty
Stephen Colbert forte
Form of sarcasm, e.g.
Humor not for dummies
Jane Austen specialty
O. Henry's pet device
Tongue-in-cheek humor
Feature of many fables
It can feature a twist
It may feature a twist
Sardonic form of humor
Twist in "Oliver Twist
A literary incongruity
Common literary device
Certain literary device
Dissimulation of a sort
Tongue-in-cheek quality
Sardonic literary style
Gift of the Magi" device
The Wizard of Oz" device
Double-edged plot device
Hipster's sartorial tool
It's lost on some people
Jonathan Swift specialty
Overused humor technique
Vonnegut literary device
Writing with a wry twist
O. Henry literary device
Sardonic literary device
Sardonic literary tactic
Twist in O. Henry stories
Writing device, of a sort
Hipster Handbook" subject
Alkaline Trio "Agony & ___
Device common on "Seinfeld
Much-misunderstood writing
O. Henry's favorite device
Satirist's literary device
It's not what you'd expect
Subtle twist, in literature
Writing style with a twist?
Gulliver's Travels" feature
Humor with a twist, perhaps
Humorous literary technique
Oedipus Rex" literary device
The Gift of the Magi" device
Double-edged literary device
Device of the wryly humorous
The Gift of the Magi" quality
Choking on a Life Saver, e.g.
Firehouse catching fire, e.g.
Writing that features a twist
The Gift of the Magi" feature
The Twilight Zone" plot device
Employment agency layoff, e.g.
It's not to be taken literally
Literary twist using opposites
Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor
O. Henry could see it in things
Cheating on an ethics exam, e.g.
Apt twist of fate, in literature
The Gift of the Magi" plot device
Robbery at a police station, e.g.
A fire station burning down, e.g.
Socratic ___ (pretended ignorance)
The fire station burned down, e.g.
What air quotes sometimes indicate
IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g.
Subject of an Alanis Morissette tune
The Twilight Zone" plot device, often
Dramatic ___ (type of literary twist)
Literary device much used by O. Henry
Figure of speech employed in ridicule.
Literary twist that might be "dramatic
Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g.
Literary device in "The Gift of the Magi
Literary technique involving incongruity
Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone
Word from the Greek for "feigned ignorance
All Time Low "The ___ of Choking on a Lifesaver
Parking enforcement vehicle getting towed, e.g.
Spelling mistake on a spelling bee trophy, e.g.
Socratic ___ (feigned ignorance in a discussion)
Quality that Alanis didn't quite hit in a hit song
Use of words to convey the opposite of what they normally mean
The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
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