Crossword answer
DROLL
5 letters · Used for 17 different clues · 31 appearances · Last seen New York Times, March 28, 2026
Letter pattern
DROLL
Clues that lead to DROLL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Like some humor that's more likely to elicit a chuckle than a guffaw5New York TimesMar 28, 2026
Waggish5New York TimesMar 7, 2026
*Risky endeavor, idiomatically5New York TimesOct 16, 2025
Funny feature of bread rolls5Evening StandardOct 7, 2025
Oddly humorous5NewsdayOct 6, 2025
Oddly amusing5The IndependentSep 28, 2025
Wryly amusing5NewsdayAug 24, 2025
Funny, quaint5Evening StandardJun 9, 2025
Endlessly lordly, perhaps, yet amusing5Evening StandardJun 7, 2025
Funny5Evening StandardJun 7, 2025
Comic5Evening StandardMar 13, 2025
Dryly amusing5NewsdayFeb 2, 2025
Amusing5Evening StandardMay 23, 2024
Leader of DUP having sex is quaintly comical5The IndependentMay 5, 2024
Amusing the eccentric lord Lucan, initially5Evening StandardMay 1, 2023
Comical5Evening StandardNov 16, 2021
Humorous5Evening StandardNov 22, 2019
About DROLL in crosswords
DROLL is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 31 times in our database across 17 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Like some humor that's more likely to elicit a chuckle than a guffaw” in the New York Times crossword on March 28, 2026.
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SOFIACapital of Bulgaria (5)
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PLANTFactory
NERDSObsessive hobbyists
ICIERMore frosty
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BEARDWhiskers
TEACHInstruct
ATARIAsteroids game developer
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Every appearance of DROLL (31)
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Mar 28, 2026
Like some humor that's more likely to elicit a chuckle than a guffaw · New York Times · 28 Across
Mar 7, 2026
Waggish · New York Times · 4 Down
Oct 16, 2025
*Risky endeavor, idiomatically · New York Times · 62 Across
Oct 7, 2025
Funny feature of bread rolls · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Oct 6, 2025
Oddly humorous · Newsday · Across
Sep 28, 2025
Oddly amusing · The Independent · 3 Down
Aug 24, 2025
Wryly amusing · Newsday · Down
Jun 9, 2025
Funny, quaint · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jun 7, 2025
Endlessly lordly, perhaps, yet amusing · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jun 7, 2025
Funny · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Apr 13, 2025
Wryly amusing · Newsday · Across
Mar 13, 2025
Comic · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Feb 2, 2025
Dryly amusing · Newsday · Across
May 23, 2024
Amusing · Evening Standard · 6 Across
May 5, 2024
Leader of DUP having sex is quaintly comical · The Independent · 24 Down
May 1, 2023
Amusing the eccentric lord Lucan, initially · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 8, 2023
Amusing · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Dec 27, 2022
Comic · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 6, 2022
Amusing · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Sep 21, 2022
Amusing · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 16, 2021
Comical · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 9, 2021
Comical · Evening Standard · 43 Across
Jun 29, 2020
Comical · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Mar 31, 2020
Funny feature of bread rolls · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Nov 22, 2019
Humorous · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Aug 14, 2019
Comic · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jun 5, 2019
Amusing · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Mar 21, 2019
Funny · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Feb 25, 2019
Funny, quaint · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jan 8, 2019
Comic · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 13, 2018
Amusing · Evening Standard · 6 Across