Answer:

irony

Answer	Crossword Clue
IRONY	"I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
IRONY	O. Henry device
IRONY	Literary device

IRONY	Subtle twist
IRONY	"A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
IRONY	Device used by O. Henry
IRONY	Sardonic wit
IRONY	Dramatic device
IRONY	Literary twist
IRONY	Humor with a twist
IRONY	O. Henry's specialty

IRONY	O. Henry's forte
IRONY	Twist at the end, maybe
IRONY	Humorist's tool
IRONY	Wry twist
IRONY	What air quotes may indicate
IRONY	Swiftian humor
IRONY	Literary surprise
IRONY	Swift forte

IRONY	Sarcasm's gentler cousin
IRONY	Swift device
IRONY	Unexpected outcome
IRONY	"Oedipus Rex" literary device
IRONY	Adolph Coors III's allergy to beer, e.g.
IRONY	Swift specialty
IRONY	Employment agency layoff, e.g.
IRONY	Twist at the end

IRONY	Twist onstage
IRONY	Sarcasm, e.g.
IRONY	Swift strength
IRONY	It may be dramatic
IRONY	Twist of a sort
IRONY	"The Wizard of Oz" device
IRONY	Device commonly used in "The Twilight Zone"
IRONY	Dramatic technique

IRONY	O. Henry specialty
IRONY	It may be poetic
IRONY	Double-edged literary device
IRONY	Wry toast?
IRONY	Something said with the opposite implied