Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerCruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Senate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Schumer interrupted during live briefing by heckler: 'Stop lying to the people' MORE (D-N.Y.) may be the top Democrat in the upper chamber, but he learned this week that he may not be at the top of Americans' list when it comes to being a "funny Schumer."

In a tweet Friday night, the senator jokingly took aim at The New York Times over a clue in the paper's Friday crossword puzzle, which called readers to supply the name of a "funny Schumer" — referring to his cousin, actress and comedian Amy Schumer.

"Hey @NYTimes: I’d like to report a mistake on clue 25. “Chuck” is five letters!" Schumer wrote, attaching a picture of his own name squeezed into the insufficient boxes provided by the Times.

The actress is politically active herself, and last fall made headlines after she was arrested during a demonstration against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael KavanaughHarris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice Feinstein 'surprised and taken aback' by suggestion she's not up for Supreme Court fight MORE. Kavanaugh, at the time, was mired in controversy during his Senate confirmation hearings over allegations of sexual assault.

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She also publicly defended her cousin in 2017 when the Senate Minority Leader was criticized by President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE.

“I know Chuck Schumer and HE CANNOT act trust me. He can barely smile on cue,” she wrote on social media at the time. “He can’t help but be transparent and genuine. He was hurt for those people and all the people facing such unconstitutional injustice.”