Travesty
Crossword Clue & Answers

24 March 2021
Last seen in: The Mirror Quick

We found 15 answers for the crossword clue 'Travesty', the most recent of which was seen in the The Mirror Quick.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Travesty a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Travesty as an answer itself some 113 times.

Travesty is a single word clue made up of 8 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Mirror Quick' on Monday, 26 April 2021 with the answer being CHARADE, we also found CHARADE to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Mirror Quick - 26 Apr 2021
• The Mirror Quick - 18 Oct 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 19 Mar 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 21 Mar 2019

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Travesty', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Travesty' and give you a hint.

• A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
• Make a travesty of
• A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

JOKE
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

SHAM
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

5 Letters

FARCE
Mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs

PUTON
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

SPOOF
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

6 Letters

PARODY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

SENDUP
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

7 Letters

CHARADE
A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

LAMPOON
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

MOCKERY
Showing your contempt by derision

TAKEOFF
A departure; especially of airplanes

9 Letters

BURLESQUE
A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)

10 Letters

DISTORTION
The mistake of misrepresenting the facts

PASQUINADE
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

11 Letters

FARCECOMEDY
A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations