| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Was fully groan? | LA Times Daily | 12 Oct 2024 |
| Made a dad joke, maybe | ||
| Played with words | Universal | 08 Jul 2019 |
| Played with words | ||
| Made a corny joke, probably | ||
| Made Berne burn? | ||
| Emulated Ogden Nash | ||
| What Ogden Nash did | ||
| Played on words | ||
| Made a joke likely to be greeted with groans | ||
| Waxed humorous. | ||
| Joked feebly. | ||
| Made a sort of joke. | ||
| Played jeu de mots. |