| 2026-03-17 | It might be dramatic or cosmic |
| 2025-09-10 | Hallmark of a typical Greek tragedy |
| 2025-07-29 | Humor with a twist |
| 2025-03-02 | "At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick Douglass |
| 2024-11-24 | Twisted humor? |
| 2024-04-02 | "Dramatic" literary device |
| 2023-07-26 | "___ is wasted on the stupid": Oscar Wilde |
| 2023-06-22 | "Honesty with the volume cranked up," per George Saunders |
| 2022-02-16 | Complaining about social media on Facebook, say |
| 2021-08-23 | The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g. |
| 2020-07-01 | Literary effect in O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" |
| 2019-07-01 | Humor with a twist |
| 2018-12-22 | Swift quality |
| 2017-02-07 | Twisted humor |
| 2016-11-04 | Word from the Greek for "feigned ignorance" |
| 2016-05-02 | Robbery at a police station, e.g. |
| 2016-04-10 | Choking on a Life Saver, e.g. |
| 2015-05-24 | Firehouse catching fire, e.g. |
| 2013-02-25 | Literary device much used by O. Henry |
| 2010-06-17 | Sophocles skill |
| 2010-02-15 | Literary twist |
| 2009-11-29 | It may be dramatic |
| 2009-11-13 | It's not to be taken literally |
| 2009-03-10 | O. Henry literary device |
| 2008-12-18 | It may be tragic |
| 2006-03-23 | Stinging surprise |
| 2003-09-15 | Literary device |
| 2003-02-18 | O. Henry specialty |
| 2003-02-03 | Twisted humor |
| 2002-11-26 | O. Henry device |
| 2002-09-18 | Overused humor technique |
| 2002-05-23 | Swiftian device |
| 2001-10-29 | 15-Across with a twist |
| 2001-06-28 | Much-misunderstood writing |
| 2000-07-09 | "Gulliver's Travels" feature |
| 2000-04-10 | Humor with a twist |
| 2000-03-19 | O. Henry specialty |
| 2000-01-15 | It may feature a twist |
| 1999-09-12 | Often-missed humor |
| 1999-07-27 | Slice of wry? |
| 1998-07-06 | Certain humor |
| 1998-05-26 | Often-missed humor |
| 1998-04-12 | O. Henry specialty |
| 1998-01-25 | "The Gift of the Magi" feature |
| 1997-11-18 | Nonliteral humor |
| 1997-05-27 | Humor not for dummies |
| 1996-08-28 | Literary device |
| 1996-06-30 | O. Henry technique |
| 1995-12-29 | Incongruousness |
| 1994-07-05 | Subtle twist |