Form of humour — smoother and nasty ultimately

The answer to “Form of humour — smoother and nasty ultimately” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is IRONY — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 14, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 21-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Form of humour — smoother and nasty ultimately” answer

IRONY (5 letters)

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What does IRONY mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of IRONY is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Form of humour — smoother and nasty ultimately” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 14, 2026 (most recent) → IRONY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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