Absurd Crossword Clue

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Absurd Crossword Answer

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INANE

(5 letters)

DAFT

(4 letters)

FARCICAL

(8 letters)

RISIBLE

(7 letters)

SCREWBALL

(9 letters)

INANE

(5 letters)

LAUGHABLE

(9 letters)

BONKERS

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. very foolish
2. afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ABSURD (noun)
1. a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
ABSURD (adjective)
1. so unreasonable as to invite derision
2. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

INANE
(5 letters)
DAFT
(4 letters)
FARCICAL
(8 letters)
RISIBLE
(7 letters)
SCREWBALL
(9 letters)
Inane
(5 letters)
LAUGHABLE
(9 letters)
BONKERS
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
INANES

More New Yorker Crossword (5/19/2026) Answers

Across

1. How a blabbermouth talks

9. Involuntary muscle contractions

15. Actress in “Russian Doll” and “Past Lives”

16. Skullcap worn by Jewish men

17. Signature hair style for Ariana Grande, casually

19. Bewildered

20. Taking advantage of

22. Adds to an e-mail

23. Evening, in Avignon

24. New York museum name that’s also a minced oath

25. “___ Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” (A&E docuseries)

26. Explosive used by Wile E. Coyote

27. Proposal sent to an agent or publisher

28. Forcefully throw

29. Attila, for one

30. Encroached (on)

32. Soothe, as fears

36. Reason for an absence

37. Animated film whose voice cast includes Matthew Broderick and James Earl Jones, with “The”

39. Gymnast Raisman who wrote the children’s book “From My Head to My Toes”

40. Rust, e.g.

41. What the Notes app is often used to make

43. TED Talk need

46. Where the Nobel Peace Prize is presented

47. Comedian Silverman

48. Teddy bear who wears a red shirt

49. Pick up

50. Leaning

51. Video-game franchise that includes Breath of the Wild, familiarly

52. Push too far

54. After-dinner drink

56. Make an appearance at a trendy restaurant, say

57. Milieu for gallerists and painters

58. Recite, as a mantra

59. Determined by kismet

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Down

1. Shocked

2. Son of Poseidon

3. Travels by foot

4. Old-timey anesthetic

5. City east of Sonoma

6. Mop & ___ (floor cleaner brand)

7. Campus security?

8. Words spoken before a song request, perhaps

9. Long-tailed lizard

10. Message on Slack, say

11. End-of-year exams for some H.S. students

12. Certain period of exploration

13. Some gendered sanctuaries

14. Some gendered sanctuaries

21. “Worth sharing this a second time . . .”: Abbr.

24. Kingdom more closely related to Animalia than to Plantae

25. Comedian Bruce

27. Something detected by a seismograph

28. They have their ups and downs

29. Big bill, slangily

31. “Lady Lazarus” poet

32. Spiced potato-and-cauliflower dish

33. Gen Alpha slang that Dictionary.com named its word of the year for 2025

34. Analysis undertaken before the growing season

35. Former Chinese Premier Zhou

38. Father of daughters, in modern parlance

42. Genre for some criticism

43. Like the center of a chocolate lava cake

44. Chemical that can be used to disinfect drinking water

45. Rubbed the wrong way

47. Emma of “Bugonia”

48. Joe whose entire Oscar acceptance speech for “Goodfellas” was, “It’s my privilege. Thank you”

50. Gulf of ___ (body of water between Yemen and the Horn of Africa)

51. Citrus-peel shavings

53. ___ Speedwagon

55. Some sports cars

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