| Practical joke |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Stun |
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| Serving water in a dribble cup, e.g. |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Silence joke (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Practical joke |
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| Comic bit |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Sep 2025 |
| __ gift |
LA Times Daily |
16 Aug 2025 |
| Palindromic joke |
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| Smother crack |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Jul 2025 |
| Slapstick joke |
Premier Sunday |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Kind of joke … or a response to a really bad one |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Practical joke |
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| Silly joke |
New York Times Mini |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Shtick |
USA Today |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Practical joke |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2025 |
| Palindromic joke |
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| __ reel |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2025 |
| Choke on a joke (3) |
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| A bit of fun whether up or down (3) |
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| Old joke |
Puzzler Backwords |
30 May 2025 |
| ___ reflex (muscular contraction in the mouth) |
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| ___ gift (dumpster-fire plushie or portrait printed on a potato, e.g.) |
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| To almost vomit |
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| Practical joke |
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| Cloth used to silence person |
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| Prankster's bit |
Universal |
19 May 2025 |
| Funny quip |
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| Joke; silence |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 May 2025 |
| Suppress a muzzle (3) |
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| Schtick in a skit |
USA Today |
25 Apr 2025 |
| Joke |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Apr 2025 |
| Running ___ (sitcom feature) |
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| Silence one? It's a joke! (3) |
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| It's a joke? |
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| Stop from talking |
Mirror Tea Time |
13 Apr 2025 |
| Joke, wisecrack (3) |
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| Practical joke |
LA Times Daily |
08 Apr 2025 |
| Galina's scarf is used as one in "Anora" |
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| Kind of reflex or order |
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| Practical joke |
New York Times Mini |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Comedy show bit |
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| Practicaljoke (inf) (3) |
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| Throat reflex |
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| Clown's bit |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Funny bit |
LA Times Daily |
06 Mar 2025 |
| A horse gets a joke! (3) |
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| Comedy bit |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Squelch |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| ___ reflex (throat contraction) |
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| Quiet quip (3) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
21 Feb 2025 |
| It may get a laugh _ or silence! (3) |
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| Suppress a joke |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Choke |
Mirror Quick |
17 Feb 2025 |
| The shorter of a pair of giants (3) |
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| Wisecrack one will stop one saying (3) |
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| Stage joke |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 Jan 2025 |
| __ gift |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Suppress a joke? |
Mirror Cryptic |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Choke |
Mirror Quick |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Practical joke |
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| Silencer |
The Telegraph Mini |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Practical joke |
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| Practical joke |
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| Say something funny or keep quiet! |
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| Practical joke |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Quick funny joke |
Family Time |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Bit of humor |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Funny line will stop one saying anything (3) |
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| Prevent one speaking (3) |
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| It could be blocking talking |
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| Short joke |
Family Time |
15 Dec 2024 |
| Funny thing, silence (3) |
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| React to a stench |
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| Joke about a horse, say? On the contrary (3) |
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| Prevent free expression (3) |
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| "Eww!" |
LA Times Daily |
27 Nov 2024 |
| Joke, pun |
|
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| Stand-up comedian's forte |
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| Bit of humor |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Nov 2024 |
| A funny thing, silence (3) |
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| Funny bit |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Nov 2024 |
| Joke back and forth (3) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
02 Nov 2024 |
| Choke, retch (3) |
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| Joke back and forth (3) |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Nov 2024 |
| Why the joke was unspoken? (3) |
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| Jokester's offering |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2024 |
| To silence (3) |
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| Prevent free expression in |
Puzzler Backwords |
24 Oct 2024 |
| Has two ways of ensuring silence? (3) |
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| Crack: cloth filling hole |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
12 Oct 2024 |
| Running ___ (repeated joke) |
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| Silence (opposition) |
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| Comic bit |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Oct 2024 |
| Stand-up comedy bit |
|
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| A crack in the ceiling again (3) |
|
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| Silence disoriented gang (3) |
|
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| Sketch show segment |
|
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| ___ reel (collection of bloopers) |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| There's nothing to be said for imposing (3) |
|
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| Word before "reel" or "reflex" |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Kind of reflex or order |
|
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| This will stop one telling a joke (3) |
|
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| Nauseating joke? (3) |
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| Word before "reel" or "reflex" |
|
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| Cloth tied over the mouth to prevent speech; muzzle (3) |
|
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| Silence one (3) |
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| It will stop one saying a funny line (3) |
|
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| Joke, or choke |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Joke |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Joke |
Universal |
08 Aug 2024 |
| Running ___ (joke that's often called back to) |
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| Routine bit |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Comedian's joke |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Comedic bit |
USA Today |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Funny line may render one speechless (3) |
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| Comic's joke |
Premier Sunday |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Palindromic joke |
|
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| Comic's line |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Bit of humor |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jul 2024 |
| Bloopers: - reel |
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| Running joke |
|
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| Kind of order or reflex |
|
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| ___ reel (bloopers) |
|
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| Palindromic joke |
|
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| Suppress German silver |
Mirror Cryptic |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Joke |
Mirror Quick |
08 Jun 2024 |
| React to a stench, perhaps |
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| Brief joke |
TV |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Sort of a reflex that rhymes with "bag" |
|
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| Stop one saying a one-liner (3) |
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| Joke, one-liner (3) |
|
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| Either way, a silencer |
|
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| ___ writer (one who contributes jokes to a comedian's routine) |
|
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| Prank |
Universal |
07 May 2024 |
| Mouth-stopper! |
|
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| Muted order |
|
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| Comedy bit |
USA Today |
02 May 2024 |
| Funny bit |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Apr 2024 |
| It may stop one telling a joke (3) |
|
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| It's a joke? |
|
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| Muzzle or joke |
|
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| Joke, informally (3) |
|
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| One kind of reflex or gift |
|
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| "___ me with a spoon!" |
USA Today |
31 Mar 2024 |
| Banned/disapproved of tool for forcing fish's mouth open (3) |
|
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| Old joke |
Puzzler Backwords |
15 Mar 2024 |
| ___ reflex (throat contraction) |
|
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| ___ reel (bloopers) |
|
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| Dad joke |
|
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| Silence in jest? (3) |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Joke or choke (3) |
Puzzler |
26 Feb 2024 |
| B.D.S.M. accoutrement |
|
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| Running joke |
|
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| Couch ___ ("The Simpsons" staple) |
TV |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Running ___ (often-repeated joke) |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| It could make you laugh or be quiet (3) |
|
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| Cause to retch |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Word that can go before reel or order |
|
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| ___ reflex |
|
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| Crack up, too (3) |
|
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| Comic bit |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Dec 2023 |
| React to a stench |
|
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| Comedic bit |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2023 |
| Comedic bit |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Nov 2023 |
| Stage joke |
Puzzler Backwords |
14 Nov 2023 |
| ___ reflex (what gets triggered when something touches the back of the mouth) |
|
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| Comedian's joke |
Newsday |
07 Nov 2023 |
| Comedy bit |
Universal |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Joke |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Oct 2023 |
| "Yuck!" |
USA Today |
19 Oct 2023 |
| Practical joke |
Premier Sunday |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Kind of reel or reflex |
|
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| Palindromic prank |
Universal |
30 Sep 2023 |
| Word before "reel" or after "running" |
Universal |
04 Sep 2023 |
| Routine bit |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Sep 2023 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Aug 2023 |
| Comedian's joke |
Newsday |
08 Aug 2023 |
| Short joke |
Family Time |
31 Jul 2023 |
| Part of a routine |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Joke; silence |
The Times Concise |
29 Jul 2023 |
| One-liner |
Newsday |
23 Jul 2023 |
| Palindromic joke |
|
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| Joke |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jul 2023 |
| [barf] |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2023 |
| Handy |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2023 |
| Palindromic joke |
|
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| __ rule |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2023 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Joke |
Universal |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Palindromic type of reflex |
|
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| Short, quick joke |
Family Time |
22 May 2023 |
| Comic's joke |
Universal |
14 May 2023 |
| Running ___ (repeated joke) |
|
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| ___ reflex |
Universal |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Running ___ (sitcom feature) |
|
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| ___ reflex (throat contraction) |
|
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| Joke |
USA Today |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Comedy bit |
|
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| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Mar 2023 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Feb 2023 |
| Quick joke |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2023 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jan 2023 |
| Bit of humor |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Jan 2023 |
| Jest |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jan 2023 |
| Comedy show bit |
|
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| Joke |
Universal |
27 Dec 2022 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Dec 2022 |
| Crack that might break you up |
Newsday |
03 Dec 2022 |
| Routine bit |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Nov 2022 |
| Stand-up comedian's bit |
|
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| ___ reflex (muscular contraction in the mouth) |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Comedian's bit |
Universal |
11 Oct 2022 |
| Comedian's joke |
Newsday |
05 Oct 2022 |
| Bit of humor |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Sep 2022 |
| Comic bit |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Bit of humor |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Aug 2022 |
| Choke |
Premier Sunday |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Charades category |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Comedian's joke |
Universal |
03 Aug 2022 |
| Stifle |
Canadiana |
25 Jul 2022 |
| "Blech!" |
Family Time |
24 Jul 2022 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jul 2022 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Joke |
Canadiana |
06 Jun 2022 |
| Bit of comedic wit |
|
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| Bit of humor |
Thomas Joseph |
09 May 2022 |
| Funny bit |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2022 |
| Censor one of the jokes? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Kind of reel or reflex |
|
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| Joke; silence |
The Times Concise |
14 Jan 2022 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jan 2022 |
| Crack band with no name |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Jan 2022 |
| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jan 2022 |
| Practical joke |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2022 |
| Bit at a comedy club |
|
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| Prank |
Universal |
16 Nov 2021 |
| Word before "reel" or "reflex" |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Joke |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Nov 2021 |
| Comedy club bit |
|
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| Squelch |
Newsday |
15 Oct 2021 |
| Shut up |
New York Times |
23 Sep 2021 |
| Comedian's delivery |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Sep 2021 |
| Palindromic joke |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Running ___ (often-repeated joke) |
|
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| Practical joke |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2021 |
| Running ___ (repeated joke) |
|
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| Word before "reel" or "reflex" |
|
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| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Aug 2021 |
| Put a muzzle on the joke |
Irish Times Simplex |
23 Jul 2021 |
| Funny bit |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2021 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Bit of humor |
Newsday |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Joke |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Apr 2021 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Silence |
Canadiana |
22 Mar 2021 |
| ___ reel (bloopers) |
|
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| Practical joke |
USA Today |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Kind of reflex |
|
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| Joke |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Sketch comedy bit |
The Washington Post Sunday |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Kind of reflex or a joke |
|
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| Stand-up bit |
Universal |
06 Feb 2021 |
| Comedian's joke |
Newsday |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Palindromic joke |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2021 |
| Muzzle; joke |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jan 2021 |
| Funny little joke |
Family Time |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Joke |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2020 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Quick joke |
Family Time |
14 Dec 2020 |
| ___ gift |
USA Today |
16 Nov 2020 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Hand-to-throat signal in charades |
Newsday |
25 Oct 2020 |
| ___ reflex |
|
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| (That tastes nasty!) |
Universal |
17 Oct 2020 |
| Kind of reel or reflex |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Heave goods around area |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Suppress comedian's joke |
|
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| Joke; choke |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Sep 2020 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Comic's bit |
Universal |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Comic bit |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Joke |
The Washington Post |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Joke |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Comic bit |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jun 2020 |
| Comedy bit |
Universal |
24 Jun 2020 |
| Gift at a white elephant exchange, say |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2020 |
| Gift at a white elephant exchange, say |
The Washington Post |
22 Jun 2020 |
| One-liner |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Is that funny? Silence! |
|
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| Comedy club bit |
|
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| One-liner |
The Washington Post |
14 May 2020 |
| One-liner |
LA Times Daily |
14 May 2020 |
| A kind of reflex |
|
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| Joke that may backfire just the same? |
|
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| ___ order |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2020 |
| ___ orders |
The Washington Post Sunday |
22 Mar 2020 |
| Practical joke |
|
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| Part of a strip |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2020 |
| Practical joke |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2020 |
| Practical joke |
The Washington Post |
09 Mar 2020 |
| ___ reflex (rhymes with "bag") |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Bit of humor |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Feb 2020 |
| ___ reflex (throat contraction) |
|
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| Reflex that prevents choking |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| One name omitted from group |
|
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| Word before "reel" or "reflex" |
|
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| Reflex that rhymes with "bag" |
|
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| Joke produces silence |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| ___ reflex (rhymes with "bag") |
|
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| Practical joke |
|
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| Stop someone telling joke |
|
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| React to a stench |
|
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| Choke |
|
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| Silence |
|
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| Joke |
|
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| A practical joke |
|
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| Repress, as a ___ reflex |
|
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| Crack running this way and that |
|
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| Finally telling a good joke |
|
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| To choke on something (rhymes with "bag") |
|
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| It's quite funny whichever way you look at it |
|
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| Finally cracking a good joke |
|
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