The term 'straight man' is used to describe a comedic role in which a person plays the serious, sensible character in a comedy duo. The straight man is often the FOIL to the comic character, providing a contrast to the comic's antics. In a crossword puzzle, the solutions for this term are FOIL (4 letters), STOOGE (6 letters), and HETERO (6 letters). FOIL refers to the contrast between the straight man and the comic, STOOGE is another word for a comic character, and HETERO refers to the straight man's heterosexual orientation.