___ comedy (farcical episode) (8 letters)

{ Answer }

KEYSTONE

{ Related Clues }

Linchpin
Arch support
Main part
Name for Pennsylvania
Arch's sine qua non

{ Tags }

arch, archs, comedy, episode, farcical, keystone, linchpin, main, name, non, part, pennsylvania, qua, sine, support

{ Notes }

The answer KEYSTONE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.

{ Definition }

KEYSTONE as a noun:

1. (anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin) = a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

2. (keystone, key, headstone) = the central building block at the top of an arch or vault