Subtle humor Crossword Clue

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Subtle humor Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
2. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SUBTLE (adjective)
1. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
2. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
HUMOR (noun)
1. the quality of being funny
2. the liquid parts of the body
HUMOR (verb)
1. put into a good mood

More WSJ Crossword (8/10/2026) Answers

Across

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5. Substantial

10. Do some last-minute studying

14. They sometimes clash

15. "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" star Kemper

16. Possess

17. Lawn mower brand

18. Disney film of 2016 or 2026

19. Seriously impressed

20. Composure in the face of adversity

23. Space visitors, for short

24. Gorillas and gibbons

28. “Star Trek” star George

30. Org. for an orthodontist

32. Try to win over

33. Felonious theft

38. The Bee Gees, e.g.

41. Henhouse fixture

42. Layered treat

43. Batters’ trainer

46. Android rival

47. Sinking signal

48. My mistake!

52. Be rude, in a way

54. ExxonMobil brand

57. Issa of Insecure

58. Very worried, and what the answers with circles might be considered

62. Deserve

64. Rocker Turner’s 1986 autobiography

65. Elevator pioneer

66. “Sad To Say ...”

67. Game wrap-up

68. 1990s vice president

69. Packaging need

70. Big name in nail color

71. Bills in tills

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Down

1. Starter’s words

2. "You must let me"

3. Without a downside

4. Starting from

5. Alter, as a skirt

6. Run away to unite

7. Airplane wing parts

8. Fork feature

9. Calendar span

10. Head, as a meeting

11. Brute force

12. Wide st.

13. Rx item, for short

21. Inside the foul lines

22. Teller of tall tales

26. Less than any

27. It has its ups and downs

29. Award feat for Viola Davis or Steven Spielberg

30. In addition

31. Facts and figures

34. River through Florence

35. Eggy winter drinks

36. One of Disney’s dwarfs

37. Pacific salmon

38. Not that

39. Hilarious fellow

40. "We've been had!"

44. "Ah, understood"

45. Diner employee

49. Atom nucleus component

50. Biting writing

51. Acceptances

53. Washer stage

54. Sprawling sagas

55. Peninsula east of the Suez Canal

56. One of Potter’s professors

59. Terrible

60. Great Basin tribe

61. Scratched, as a launch

62. Chow down

63. In the manner of

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