Sly, in a way
The crossword clue "Sly, in a way" is answered by IRONIC, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
IRONIC
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IRONIC answer page.
Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for IRONIC
Every other clue in this collection answered by IRONIC, most used first.
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- Having a twist - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Sarcastic. - used 11 times, most recently in 2002
- Amusingly unexpected - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Alanis Morissette hit - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Like O. Henry tales - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Way out - EGRESS, used 115 times
- In a way - SORTOF, used 53 times
- Get in the way of - IMPEDE, used 33 times
- Rub the wrong way - ABRADE, used 32 times
- One way to pay - INCASH, used 30 times
- Appear that way - SEEMTO, used 24 times
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