Crossword answer

OXYMORON

8 letters · Used for 2 different clues · 2 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 18, 2025

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OXYMORON

Starts with O, ends with N · 8 letters

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OXYMORON is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 2 times in our database across 2 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “An epigrammatic effect, by which contradictory terms are used in conjunction” in the The Independent crossword on August 18, 2025.

ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed) RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic CITATIONBibliography listing OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration IDARESAY"Seems to me..." OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music ASGOODASVirtually MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker TWENTIESBlooming years passed wearing shackles ADMIRALSShip brass CHANCEITTake a risk VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard

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