Witty remark
The crossword clue "Witty remark" is answered by JEST, a 4-letter entry. Used 41 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
JEST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the JEST answer page.
Used 41 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BONMOT (12 uses in xd)
- SALLY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for JEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by JEST, most used first.
- "Surely you ___!" - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
- Kid around - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Witticism - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Joke around - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Cutting remark - BARB, used 69 times
- Witty Bombeck - ERMA, used 64 times
- Witty remark - QUIP, used 58 times
- Biting remark - BARB, used 55 times
- Disparaging remark - SLUR, used 53 times
- Insulting remark - SLUR, used 40 times
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