Word "PUN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a humorous play on words
Synonyms:
paronomasia, punning, wordplay
Examples:
I do it for the pun of it
his constant punning irritated her

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make a play on words
Examples:
Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning

Crossword Clues for PUN

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Clue Source Date
"No ___ intended" ("Didn't mean to use wordplay")
"No ___ intended"
"No ___ intended" (unintentional wordplay)
"The shoddy sandwich knife couldn't cut the mustard," e.g. New York Times 03 Sep 2025
Bit of wordplay
"The Santa Clause" or "Legally Blonde" New York Times 30 Aug 2025
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 16 Aug 2025
Play on words (3) Mirror Classic 06 Aug 2025
Clever wordplay, that often makes the listener cringe
What many a Ben & Jerry's flavor name is Newsday 01 Aug 2025
Many a one-liner LA Times Daily 31 Jul 2025
"I don't trust stairs because they're always up to something," e.g. LA Times Daily 24 Jul 2025
"No ___ intended"
Bit of wordplay that rhymes with "fun"
Wordplay The Telegraph Quick 14 Jul 2025
Joke that elicits groans
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 02 Jul 2025
Pressure to get a French joke (3) Mirror Cryptic 25 Jun 2025
Play on words The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 25 Jun 2025
Play on words (3) Mirror Quick 25 Jun 2025
Pressure to get a French joke (3) Mirror Cryptic 24 Jun 2025
Play on words (3) Mirror Quick 24 Jun 2025
"I was reading a book about mazes ... I got lost in it," e.g. New York Times 20 Jun 2025
Make fun with words getting up over new opening (3)
Play on words The Telegraph Quick 07 Jun 2025
Dad joke basis Wall Street Journal 04 Jun 2025
Expunge a joke word from the middle (3)
Pressure to get a French joke Mirror Cryptic 31 May 2025
Play on words Mirror Quick 31 May 2025
Play on words Mirror Classic 25 May 2025
Many a TV episode title LA Times Daily 24 May 2025
"No ___ intended"
Pressure to get a French joke Mirror Cryptic 12 May 2025
Play on words Mirror Quick 12 May 2025
Dad joke, often The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 May 2025
"I loaf bread jokes," e.g.
Play on words The Telegraph Quick 23 Apr 2025
"I told a chemistry joke, but there was no REACTION," e.g.
Sometimes "intended" wordplay
Humorous ambiguity
Wit's end?
Bet, losing shirt ultimately - it's a joke (3)
A quiet bit of fun with words (3)
Jokey wordplay
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 14 Mar 2025
Common element of a crossword-puzzle clue (not this one, though)
Time to abandon bet? That's a joke The Times Cryptic 04 Mar 2025
Bit of wordplay
Word-play will half make one pay (3)
Wordplay The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 19 Feb 2025
Play on words Mirror Classic 16 Feb 2025
"This may sound corny, but you are a-maize-ing," e.g. Universal 14 Feb 2025
Pressure to get a French joke Mirror Cryptic 12 Feb 2025
Play on words Mirror Quick 12 Feb 2025
Element of some dad jokes
Amusingly, it sounds like something else! (3)
Bit of wordplay LA Times Daily 29 Jan 2025
Humorous play on words Puzzler Backwords 28 Jan 2025
Bit of wordplay
Basis of many a popsicle stick joke LA Times Daily 26 Jan 2025
Clever wordplay, that often makes the listener cringe
"No ___ intended"
Get back up North with a verbal joke (3)
"I'm pine-ing for you this Christmas," e.g. USA Today 25 Dec 2024
"Egg-cellent" humor?
A corny joke (3)
Play on words (3) Puzzler 21 Dec 2024
Groan elicitor, often USA Today 04 Dec 2024
A verbal joke used in impunity (3)
Funny play on words
Bit of wit New York Times 29 Nov 2024
Joke that's somewhat con-velouté-d here? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 27 Nov 2024
Band name like the Dandy Warhols
Witty tidbit Newsday 21 Nov 2024
Wordplay bit Premier Sunday 17 Nov 2024
Play on words(3)
"I used to be a banker, but I lost interest", for example The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 04 Nov 2024
"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired," e.g.
Humorous ambiguity with some impunity (3)
Groan inducer Thomas Joseph 01 Nov 2024
As wit, may seem endlessly puny (3)
Bit of wordplay that rhymes with "fun"
Expunges a joke word from inside (3)
"My Zoom joke flopped … I guess it's not remotely funny," e.g. New York Times 28 Oct 2024
Wordplay joke, just for fun
Bit of wordplay Universal 22 Oct 2024
Basis of many a riddle answer Wall Street Journal 12 Oct 2024
"Why is Peter Pan always flying? He Neverlands," e.g. USA Today 11 Oct 2024
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 30 Sep 2024
"I got a job at a bakery because I knead dough," e.g.
Humorous play on words Puzzler Backwords 13 Sep 2024
As wit, less than puny? (3)
Groan inducer Thomas Joseph 07 Sep 2024
Joke of a kind
Play on words Mirror Classic 28 Aug 2024
"Prints of whales," for example
Jokey use of word sounds Puzzler Backwords 21 Aug 2024
Play on words The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 20 Aug 2024
Many a dad joke The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 17 Aug 2024
"No ___ intended"
Verbal joke from a learned man? Not half! (3)
Joke like "There's no point to a broken pencil" Universal 15 Jul 2024
Bit of wordplay that rhymes with "fun"
Many a dad joke New York Times 14 Jul 2024
Pullet Surprise, for instance Newsday 14 Jul 2024
Play on words Mirror Classic 03 Jul 2024
"Whiteboards are remarkable," e.g. USA Today 02 Jul 2024
One may be a groaner Universal 28 Jun 2024
Verbal joke to back up end of oration (3)
Literary device common in Shakespeare
Joke that has been called "the lowest of all wit"
Groan inducer Thomas Joseph 13 Jun 2024
"Q: How do you spot a nosy pepper? A: It gets Jalapeno business," e.g.
Joke from deep underground The Sun Two Speed 09 Jun 2024
Play on words The Sun Two Speed 09 Jun 2024
Groan cause Thomas Joseph 06 Jun 2024
Humorous double-meaning
Play on words Commuter 22 May 2024
A sort of joke, possibly up north
Many a 23-Down LA Times Daily 09 May 2024
Playful bit of a tune on the piano
Piece of wordplay The Times Concise 25 Apr 2024
Groan inducer, sometimes Wall Street Journal 16 Apr 2024
"Noah kept bees in the ark hive," e.g. LA Times Daily 09 Apr 2024
Many a dad joke USA Today 08 Apr 2024
Wit's end?
Back up North there's amusement to be had with words (3)
Witty wordplay that's often "intended"
Clever play on words (3)
It may not be intended Universal 13 Mar 2024
The infamy of having it in for me? (3)
"Thanks for explaining the word 'many' to me, that means a lot," e.g.
Bit of wordplay Thomas Joseph 01 Mar 2024
Bit of wordplay
Humorous wordplay
Wordplay Puzzler Backwords 21 Feb 2024
Verbal joke that gets back up at end of sermon (3)
Bit of wordplay Universal 19 Feb 2024
Groan inducer Thomas Joseph 16 Feb 2024
Play on words Mirror Quick 16 Feb 2024
Pressure to get a French joke Mirror Cryptic 16 Feb 2024
Like many crossword clues ending in "?" Family Time 12 Feb 2024
"Orange you glad," for one Universal 03 Feb 2024
"Life of Pie" or "Rolling Scones" Universal 01 Feb 2024
Groan inducer Thomas Joseph 01 Feb 2024
Play on words Mirror Tea Time 28 Jan 2024
It may be groan-worthy Universal 26 Jan 2024
Pressure to get a French joke Mirror Cryptic 24 Jan 2024
Play on words Mirror Quick 24 Jan 2024
Clever wordplay, that often makes the listener cringe
Softly, a French witticism emerges (3) Puzzler Cryptic 12 Jan 2024
Word-wit bit Premier Sunday 07 Jan 2024
A man walks into a bar joke
Play on words Mirror Classic 20 Dec 2023
"No ___ intended"
Play on words Commuter 08 Dec 2023
Wordplay with a twist
Play on words Newsday 14 Nov 2023
Humorous play on words Puzzler Backwords 14 Nov 2023
"Cleopatra was a queen of denial," for one Universal 09 Nov 2023
Play on words that may make one groan
Groan-inducing wordplay joke
Funny "intended" wordplay
"Space jokes are out of this world!" e.g. USA Today 24 Oct 2023
Dad joke, usually USA Today 23 Oct 2023
"Don't trust that big cat; he's lion," e.g. USA Today 21 Oct 2023
Ogden Nash specialty Newsday 08 Oct 2023
Groan inducer Thomas Joseph 25 Sep 2023
"No ___ intended" (no wordplay)
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 16 Aug 2023
"My attic's not the best, but it's up there," for one Universal 24 Jul 2023
Bit of wit Universal 21 Jul 2023
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 21 Jun 2023
Many a dad joke LA Times Daily 14 Jun 2023
"Pick up the Czech," e.g Premier Sunday 04 Jun 2023
Play on words Thomas Joseph 19 May 2023
"What fruit do twins love? A pear," e.g.
'No ___ intended' USA Today 14 Apr 2023
Play on words USA Today 08 Apr 2023
Groan-inducing wordplay joke
"No ___ intended"
Bit of wordplay
Bit of wit Newsday 02 Mar 2023
'King Arthur's Round Table was built by Sir Cumference,' e.g Wall Street Journal 08 Feb 2023
"I can't ride my bike Family Time 05 Feb 2023
"Poultry in motion," e.g Premier Sunday 08 Jan 2023
___ intended (wordplay intended)
'The lowest form of humor — when you don't think of it first,' per Oscar Levant New York Times 04 Jan 2023
'The lowest form of humor ? when you don't think of it first,' per Oscar Levant New York Times 04 Jan 2023
Bit of word wit Premier Sunday 01 Jan 2023
Joke with a bit of wordplay
Play on words The Telegraph Quick 28 Dec 2022
"A plateau is the highest form of flattery," e.g LA Times Daily 24 Dec 2022
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 10 Dec 2022
“Legally Blonde,” e.g Wall Street Journal 12 Nov 2022
Play on words The Telegraph Quick 09 Nov 2022
Play on words USA Today 09 Nov 2022
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 03 Nov 2022
"I threw away my golf shoes when I got a hole in one," e.g LA Times Daily 03 Nov 2022
“Whiteboards are remarkable,” e.g Wall Street Journal 03 Nov 2022
'Art Official Intelligence' is one USA Today 21 Oct 2022
Bit of wordplay Universal 18 Oct 2022
'I'm no cheetah, you're lion!' is one USA Today 11 Oct 2022
Play on words Canadiana 05 Sep 2022
Type of rock almost a joke
Type of rock almost a joke The Guardian Cryptic 31 Aug 2022
Joke by gent is somewhat ripe The Guardian Quiptic 29 Aug 2022
Play on words Premier Sunday 21 Aug 2022
“Cherry Garcia,” e.g Wall Street Journal 16 Jul 2022
Play on words Newsday 13 Jul 2022
Groan trigger Wall Street Journal 09 Jul 2022
Joke on a valentine, often Universal 30 Jun 2022
Play on words?
"Let us spray," e.g Premier Sunday 29 May 2022
Play on words Canadiana 16 May 2022
"Out of thyme," for anyone except a chef Universal 12 May 2022
Crossword clue with a question mark, frequently Wall Street Journal 07 May 2022
Bit of wordplay USA Today 30 Apr 2022
Groan-worthy one-liner Wall Street Journal 26 Apr 2022
Play on words at the outset piquing global body The Times Cryptic 21 Apr 2022
Bit of wordplay Thomas Joseph 18 Apr 2022
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt," e.g Universal 08 Apr 2022
Play on words Canadiana 04 Apr 2022
'Math is as easy as pi!' e.g USA Today 22 Mar 2022
The Ben & Jerry's flavor Oat of This Swirled, e.g The Washington Post Sunday 13 Mar 2022
A play on words Canadiana 28 Feb 2022
Play on words The Times Concise 10 Feb 2022
Bit or wordplay Thomas Joseph 24 Jan 2022
"Velcro ... what a rip-off," e.g Universal 20 Jan 2022
"Glass coffin? Remains to be seen," for example Family Time 16 Jan 2022
Bit of wordplay Universal 25 Dec 2021
"German sausage jokes are just the wurst," e.g Universal 24 Dec 2021
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 13 Dec 2021
Groan inducer Thomas Joseph 11 Dec 2021
Groan-inducing wordplay joke
Groan inducer Wall Street Journal 04 Oct 2021
'Need an ark? I Noah guy!,' e.g USA Today 30 Sep 2021
Groan-inducing wordplay
Bit of wordplay The Washington Post 15 Sep 2021
Bit of wordplay LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2021
Groaner from Groucho Wall Street Journal 11 Sep 2021
Groaner Universal 20 Aug 2021
"No ___ intended" (No wordplay)
“Fauxlympics,” e.g Wall Street Journal 24 Jul 2021
Groan-inducing play on words
'To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing,' e.g USA Today 18 Jul 2021
Mae West's "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted," e.g LA Times Daily 18 Jul 2021
Mae West's 'I used to be Snow White, but I drifted,' e.g The Washington Post 18 Jul 2021
"Mallards like duckumentaries" is one Family Time 12 Jul 2021
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 09 Jul 2021
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 05 Jul 2021
Knock-knock joke, essentially Newsday 27 Jun 2021
What "Can February March? No, but April May" is Family Time 21 Jun 2021
Carlin's "Atheism is a non-prophet institution," e.g LA Times Daily 04 Jun 2021
Carlin's 'Atheism is a non-prophet institution,' e.g The Washington Post 04 Jun 2021
'Orion's Belt is a waist of space,' e.g USA Today 18 May 2021
Bit of wordplay
"No ___ intended"
"Unintended" wordplay
Groaner, maybe LA Times Daily 16 Mar 2021
Groaner, maybe The Washington Post 16 Mar 2021
Bit of wit Eugene Sheffer 16 Mar 2021
"If you need an ark, I Noah guy" is one Family Time 08 Mar 2021
Groan-inducing joke, maybe USA Today 05 Mar 2021
Bit or wordplay Thomas Joseph 18 Feb 2021
Wordplay joke New York Times 08 Feb 2021
I’m not scared of insects, but they really bug me, e.g USA Today 04 Feb 2021
"Piano is not my forte," e.g LA Times Daily 31 Jan 2021
'Piano is not my forte,' e.g The Washington Post 31 Jan 2021
Often groanworthy joke USA Today 23 Jan 2021
Play on words The Telegraph Quick 18 Jan 2021
Type of punchline hidden in this clue USA Today 07 Jan 2021
Many a groan inducer New York Times 29 Dec 2020
Wordplay that may cause groaning Universal 20 Dec 2020
"Unintended" joke?
'I bought a boat because it was for sail,' e.g USA Today 18 Nov 2020
Many a dad joke The Washington Post 12 Nov 2020
Many a dad joke LA Times Daily 12 Nov 2020
Paronomasia The Times Concise 08 Nov 2020
Faux Fighters or Dread Zeppelin, e.g New York Times 07 Nov 2020
Bit of wordplay USA Today 05 Nov 2020
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt," e.g.
"Cherry Garcia" is one LA Times Daily 24 Sep 2020
'Cherry Garcia' is one The Washington Post 24 Sep 2020
'No ___ intended' USA Today 16 Aug 2020
Full-groan wordplay Wall Street Journal 30 Jul 2020
Play on words Canadiana 20 Jul 2020
It may not be intended The Washington Post 10 Jul 2020
It may not be intended LA Times Daily 10 Jul 2020
Bit of wordplay
Groaner, often Canadiana 01 Jun 2020
Play on words Universal 29 Apr 2020
Word-wit bit Premier Sunday 19 Apr 2020
Any of this puzzle’s theme answers Wall Street Journal 04 Apr 2020
Bit of wordplay
'Tea you later,' for one USA Today 20 Dec 2019
Play on words Newsday 27 Nov 2019
Bit of wordplay that rhymes with "fun"
Wordplay The Telegraph Quick 15 Oct 2019
"The lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first": Oscar Levant LA Times Daily 08 Oct 2019
'The lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first': Oscar Levant The Washington Post 08 Oct 2019
Bit of Wilde wordplay USA Today 05 Oct 2019
Wordplay bit Premier Sunday 29 Sep 2019
Dad joke standby Newsday 28 Sep 2019
Play on the different meanings a word could have
"Crepes of Wrath," e.g Universal 01 Aug 2019
''Velcro . . . what a rip-off!'', e.g Newsday 26 Jul 2019
Knock-knock joke, e.g Newsday 24 May 2019
Groan man, e.g Universal 23 May 2019
Bit of wordplay Thomas Joseph 20 May 2019
"No ___ intended." (An unintentional wordplay)
Many a Ben & Jerry's flavor The Washington Post 11 May 2019
Many a Ben & Jerry's flavor LA Times Daily 11 May 2019
Groan inducer Thomas Joseph 27 Apr 2019
Dad joke, often Jonesin 02 Apr 2019
"Americone Dream," e.g Universal 09 Mar 2019
"No ___ intended" (No wordplay)
Bit of Grouchoesque wordplay USA Today 29 Jan 2019
"Americone Dream," e.g.
Groan man, e.g.
"The lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first": Oscar Levant
Many a Ben & Jerry's flavor
"Crepes of Wrath," e.g.
Bit of Grouchoesque wordplay
Bit of Wilde wordplay
Play on words The Sun Two Speed 26 Dec 2018
Joke from creep unsavoury The Sun Two Speed 26 Dec 2018
Many a Groucho quip USA Today 22 Dec 2018
"An everyday spud is a commentator," e.g LA Times Daily 20 Dec 2018
'An everyday spud is a commentator,' e.g The Washington Post 20 Dec 2018
Wordplay Canadiana 17 Dec 2018
Joke from deep underground The Sun Two Speed 08 Dec 2018
Joke that plays with different meanings of a word
Bit of wordplay
___ intended (deliberate play on words)
Virginia Woof or Fyodor Dogstoevsky, e.g The Washington Post Sunday 21 Oct 2018
Title like Bugs Bunny's "Hare Trigger" LA Times Daily 07 Oct 2018
Title like Bugs Bunny's 'Hare Trigger' The Washington Post 07 Oct 2018
Play on words The Times Concise 05 Oct 2018
Low form of wit, supposedly Wall Street Journal 04 Oct 2018
The O. Henry ___-Off Jonesin 02 Oct 2018
Play on words Thomas Joseph 01 Oct 2018
Groan preceder Wall Street Journal 15 Sep 2018
Bit of Ogden Nash wordplay USA Today 30 Aug 2018
Joke puts pressure on peacekeepers The Sun Two Speed 19 Aug 2018
Wordplay from Groucho USA Today 16 Aug 2018
Groan-worthy remark, say New York Times 01 Aug 2018
Bit of word play
Bit of wordplay
The movie title 'Shanghai Noon,' e.g The Chronicle of Higher Education 06 Jul 2018
Wordplay
Chairman Meow or Fidel Catstro, e.g The Washington Post Sunday 24 Jun 2018
Schticky joke ender Jonesin 29 May 2018
Wordsmith's offering The Washington Post Sunday 25 Mar 2018
Pullet Surprise, e.g Newsday 16 Mar 2018
Many a dad joke
Joke with a homophone, say
"An everyday spud is a commentator," e.g.
Title like Bugs Bunny's "Hare Trigger"
"Piano is not my forte," e.g.
Bit of Ogden Nash wordplay
Many a Groucho quip
Wordplay from Groucho
The movie title "Shanghai Noon," e.g.
Full-groan wordplay
Groan preceder
Groan-worthy remark, say
Low form of wit, supposedly
Witty bit Newsday 07 Dec 2017
'Shaun of the Dead,' e.g The Washington Post Sunday 05 Nov 2017
Bit of wordplay Universal 24 Sep 2017
"Sign language is pretty handy," e.g LA Times Daily 21 Sep 2017
'Sign language is pretty handy,' e.g The Washington Post 21 Sep 2017
Joke with a homophone, say, that is the so-called "lowest form of humor"
Wordplay, that is often considered the lowest form of humor
"No ___ intended" (No wordplay)
Funny bit of wordplay Universal 27 Aug 2017
The clue for 58-Down, e.g. [sorry!] New York Times 15 Aug 2017
Ogden Nash specialty New York Times 27 Jul 2017
Bit of wordplay
Bit of wordplay from Groucho USA Today 09 Jun 2017
Humorous play on words Universal 26 May 2017
Bit of wordplay LA Times Daily 03 May 2017
Bit of wordplay The Washington Post 03 May 2017
''Sherwood Florist,'' e.g Newsday 20 Apr 2017
'Horse voice,' e.g New York Times 25 Mar 2017
"A horse is a stable animal" is one Universal 05 Mar 2017
Joke with a homophone, say LA Times Daily 23 Jan 2017
'The lowest form of wit,' they say The Washington Post 20 Jan 2017
Funny bit of wordplay
Bit of wordplay
"Horse voice," e.g.
Ogden Nash specialty
The clue for 58-Down, e.g. [sorry!]
Bit of wordplay from Groucho
Bit of wordplay
"Sign language is pretty handy," e.g.
Humorous play on words
Groan cause, perhaps Wall Street Journal 07 Nov 2016
"Noah kept bees in the ark hive," e.g LA Times Daily 02 Nov 2016
One of 'the highest form of literature,' per Hitchcock New York Times 22 Oct 2016
'My tailor is happy to make a pair of pants for me, or at least sew it seams,' e.g The Washington Post 17 Oct 2016
Bit of wordplay Newsday 10 Oct 2016
Title like 'The Santa Clause' or 'Knight and Day' New York Times 22 Aug 2016
Bit of wit Wall Street Journal 16 Jul 2016
Lewis Carroll specialty LA Times Daily 26 Apr 2016
"Dollars, taxes," e.g., for Dallas, Texas Family Time 25 Apr 2016
Many a Weird Al Yankovic title New York Times 22 Apr 2016
"I used to be a banker but I lost interest," e.g LA Times Daily 18 Apr 2016
Bit of wordplay Family Time 03 Apr 2016
Groucho Marx specialty The Chronicle of Higher Education 05 Feb 2016
Wordplay groaner Family Time 18 Jan 2016
Groucho Marx specialty
"Noah kept bees in the ark hive," e.g.
One of "the highest form of literature," per Hitchcock
Title like "The Santa Clause" or "Knight and Day"
Mae West's "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" is one LA Times Daily 09 Nov 2015
Feature of many an Ogden Nash poem Wall Street Journal 24 Oct 2015
The lowest form of wit Universal 21 Oct 2015
'Let us spray,' e.g New York Times 27 Sep 2015
Bit of wordplay Eugene Sheffer 17 Sep 2015
Word play Canadiana 27 Jul 2015
Essence of a knock-knock joke Newsday 28 Jun 2015
Type of wordplay Newsday 21 Jun 2015
Play on words Eugene Sheffer 01 Jun 2015
A play on words Irish Times Simplex 26 Mar 2015
Many a punch line LA Times Daily 16 Mar 2015
So-called "lowest form of wit" Universal 14 Mar 2015
One may involve a homonym LA Times Daily 21 Feb 2015
Essence of a knock-knock joke
Type of wordplay
Play on words
The lowest form of wit
So-called "lowest form of wit"
Mae West's "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" is one
Many a punch line
Feature of many an Ogden Nash poem
One may involve a homonym
"Let us spray," e.g.
Groaner of a joke
Groan inducer
Many a bon mot
"I threw away my golf shoes when I got a hole in one," e.g.
Bit of paronomasia
Feature of many a Duchamp work
Feature of many a Ludacris lyric
Many a "?" clue in a crossword
Many a New York Post headline
Play on words
Knock-knock joke, essentially
"Ugh, German sausage is the wurst," e.g.
Bit of wordplay
"Poultry in motion," e.g.
Jeu de mots
Play on words
Bit of wit
Ogden Nash specialty
Jeu de mots
Groan inducer
Groucho specialty
Play on words
This puzzle's title, e.g.
Bit of wordplay
Wordplay from Groucho
Many a comic strip character's name
Essence of many a punch line
Bad humor?
"Don't be fuelish," for one
Wordplay with change of heart from what Boatman essentially wants
Wordplay bit
Wordplay groaner
Crossword clue that might end with a question mark
Play on words
Play on a name, say
"Doing a crossword with a broken pencil is pointless," for example
Cause of some wincing
One may not be intended
So-called "lowest form of humor"
What the French call "game of words"
Piece of corn?
"Doing a crossword with a broken pencil is pointless," for example
One may not be intended
The title of this puzzle, e.g.
"Frank and Ernest" or "Hi and Lois"
"A seven-day diet makes one weak," e.g.
"I threw away my golf shoes when I got a hole-in-one," e.g.
Groan-producing wordplay
Many a puzzle clue ending in "?"
"Queen of denial," e.g.
Groan trigger
"A pistol let off at the ear": Charles Lamb
Tom Swifty, e.g.
Punch line, perhaps
Ogden Nash specialty
Many a Groucho Marx quip
"I'd like to study philosophy, but I just Kant," e.g.
"When the smog clears in California, UCLA," e.g.
Wordplay groaner
"My bike won't go because it's two tired," e.g.
"Whirled peas" is one
Unit of wordplay
"The lowest form of humor," per Samuel Johnson
One of about 3,000 in Shakespeare's plays
"Whirled peas" is one
"When the smog clears in California, UCLA," e.g.
"I'd like to study philosophy, but I just Kant," e.g.
Knock-knock joke punchline, usually
"Queen of denial," e.g.
Many a joke involves one
Groan inducer
Groan inducer
"New kid on the blog," e.g.
Something that may not be intended
Bit of wordplay
It may not have been intended
Many a joke involves one
According to Oscar Levant, it's "the lowest form of humor--when you don't think of it first"
"Don't be fuelish," e.g.
"Pick a cod, any cod," e.g.
"My bike won't stand up. It's two tired," e.g.
It may not be intended
86-Across, e.g.
Word joke
Groan inducer
"Plain fair," for one
Nash specialty
Nash specialty
According to Oscar Levant, it's "the lowest form of humor--when you don't think of it first"
Slain rapper Big ___
Cerf bit
"Queen of denial", e.g.
Bit of wordplay
Knock-knock joke, usually
Wordplay groaner
Verbal groaner
Groaner
It may not be intended
Knock-knock joke, usually
Wordplay groaner
"I can't ride my bike. It's two tired," e.g.
Bit of paronomasia
Yuckster's specialty
Cruciverbalist's specialty
Bit of wordplay
It may not be intended
"Queen of denial" for Queen of the Nile
Crossword clue, sometimes
Knock-knock joke's punch line, usually
It may involve a homophone
82 Down specialty
Play on words
"Treat homonyms as synonyms": Walter Redfern
"Don't be fuelish," e.g.
"Some nylons will give you a run for your money," e.g.
What 61-Across contains
"Treat homonyms as synonyms": Walter Redfern
"My bike won't stand up. It's two tired," e.g.
Groan elicitor
Equivoque
Jeu de mots
Groaner
Knock-knock joke payoff
Groan producer
"The Santa Clause," for one
Crossword humor
Bit of Cerf humor
"Queen of denial," e.g.
Groan preceder, often
Crossword clue that might end with a question mark
Groan provoker
Cause for a groan
Crux of some riddles
Bit of wit
It may elicit groans
Groaner
Shakespearean cheapie
Equivoque
Bad humor?
Cause of a smile, maybe
Ogden Nash bit
Cerf specialty
20-, 39- or 53-Across, say
Many a crossword clue
Groan producer
Device frequently employed by Shakespeare
Sports headline, often
"Prints of whales," e.g.
Play on words
Berle specialty
"Whirred play," for example
Play on words
Berle specialty
Play on words
Many an "Airplane!" gag
Play on words
No __ intended
Bit of Cerf humor
"Miró, Miró, on the wall," e.g.
Tricky puzzle clue, perhaps
Knock-knock joke, essentially
Play on words at the outset piquing global body
Crossword clue, perhaps
Bit of wit
Jeu de mots
Shakespeare forte
Smile producer
Amuse with words
"Dollars, taxes," e.g., for Dallas, Texas
Groaner
No ___ intended
Groaner
Wit's end?
Play with words
Equivoque
Crux of some riddles
Wordplay
"Shoot first and ask Christian Slater," e.g.
"Miró, Miró, on the wall," e.g.
Ogden Nash offering
Low form of comedy
Knock-knock joke, essentially
Equivoque
Wordplay
Knock-knock joke, essentially
Subject of a Swift essay
Bit of paronomasia
Homophone, maybe
Word play
Play on words
Groaner
So-called "lowest form of wit"
"Maid in Japan," e.g.
Knock-knock joke, e.g.
Word play
Groan provoker
Calembour
Equivoke
Paronomasia
"Canoe row a boat?" is one
Cerf specialty
"Silent knight," e.g.
Groan producer
Witticism
"Abel was I ere I saw Cain," e.g.
Jeu de mots
Sometimes it's funny
Paronomastic witticism
It seldom made Cerf bored
"Sticks float; they wood" is one
Certain bit of wit
"Thyme on my hands," e.g.
Bit of humor
Form of wit.
Crossword answer, at times
Witticism.
Wit's forte.
The "Louisiana Perches," à la Walt Kelly.
Type of humor.
Word play effect.
Wordplay.
"And thereby hangs a tale."
Wisecrack.
Humor of a sort.
Word play.
"His sins were scarlet, but his books were read."
Joke.
Laughing matter.
Joke of a sort.
Equivoque.
One kind of quip.
Comedian's forte.
Bit of wit.
Form of humor.
The "lack of foresight" saga, for example.
Humorous remark.
Slain rapper Big ___
The Beatles, e.g.
Ed Wynn joke.
Frank Zappa's "Sheik Yerbouti," e.g.
"The HarBowl," e.g.
"Cunning linguist," e.g.
"Cherry Garcia," e.g.
Paronomasia.
Word manipulation.
Verbal quibble.
Play on words.
A form of wit.
Joke book item.
Jeu de mots.
Clever ad lib.
Ad libber's quip.
"Sticks float. They wood."
Kind of verbal quibble.
"Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man."—Mercutio.
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