| Dad jokes, often |
LA Times Daily |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Makes a play on words |
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| Bits of wit |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jun 2025 |
| Spun out word-play quips (4) |
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| "The lowest form of human behavior," per John Oliver |
New York Times |
03 May 2025 |
| Most dad jokes |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2025 |
| Often groan-worthy bits of wordplay |
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| Plays on words |
Universal |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Bases of many dad jokes |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2024 |
| Bits of wit |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Fond of these, did Mr Case name his son Justin? (4) |
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| Words cleverly spun around |
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| Plays on words |
New York Times Mini |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Groan-inducing wordplay |
LA Times Mini |
06 Oct 2024 |
| Classic dad-joke fodder |
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| "The basil in this pho is soup-herb!" and others |
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| Plays on words that make some groan |
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| "Corny" wordplays that may make you go "Ohhhh!" |
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| Many dad jokes |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Apr 2024 |
| Groan-inducing jokes |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Word-based jokes (4) |
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| Many corny jokes |
LA Times Daily |
03 Mar 2024 |
| "Corny" wordplays that may make you go "Ohhhh!" |
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| They may elicit groans |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Witty wordplays that may make you groan |
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| Double entendres |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Sep 2023 |
| Most crossword clues ending in '?' |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jun 2023 |
| Bits of wit |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jun 2023 |
| Fodder for dad jokes |
Universal |
07 May 2023 |
| Dad jokes, often |
Universal |
25 Dec 2022 |
| "The bicycle collapsed because it was two-tired" and others |
Universal |
13 Dec 2022 |
| “Queen of denial” and “knight and day” |
New York Times |
04 Nov 2022 |
| 'Queen of denial' and 'knight and day' |
New York Times |
04 Nov 2022 |
| Many groaners |
Premier Sunday |
16 Oct 2022 |
| Many dad jokes |
Universal |
14 Sep 2022 |
| Bits of wordplay that may make you groan... and what 10a, 24a, 27a, 14d, and 23d all are! |
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| Samples of wordplay |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 May 2022 |
| "Tequila mockingbird" and "whiskey business," e.g |
Universal |
27 Feb 2022 |
| Wordplays that may cause groans |
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| Wordplay bits |
Premier Sunday |
26 Dec 2021 |
| Bits of wit |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Oct 2021 |
| Recycled twisted jokes |
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| Bits of wit |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2021 |
| Witty wordplays |
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| Many names of hair salons |
Newsday |
02 May 2021 |
| Bits of wit |
Premier Sunday |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Groan inducers |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Nov 2020 |
| Plays on words |
Newsday |
21 Jul 2020 |
| Wilde witticisms, often |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Jun 2020 |
| Groan inducers |
Universal |
31 May 2020 |
| ''The highest form of literature,'' per Hitchcock |
Newsday |
23 May 2020 |
| Many pub quiz team names |
USA Today |
11 May 2020 |
| Much 'dad humor' |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Dad jokes may depend on them |
Jonesin |
01 Oct 2019 |
| The worst ones are often the best |
Universal |
09 Jun 2019 |
| "Tequila mockingbird" and "absinthe of malice," for two |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2019 |
| 'Tequila mockingbird' and 'absinthe of malice,' for two |
The Washington Post |
02 Mar 2019 |
| Words with double meanings used for humor |
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| Corny bits of wordplay |
Family Time |
04 Feb 2019 |
| The worst ones are often the best |
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| "Tequila mockingbird" and "absinthe of malice," for two |
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| Much "dad humor" |
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| The salon names To Dye For and Best Little Hairhouse (both real!), e.g |
New York Times |
09 May 2018 |
| Homophonic high jinks |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Mar 2018 |
| The salon names To Dye For and Best Little Hairhouse (both real!), e.g. |
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| Samples of wordplay |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Sep 2017 |
| Witty bits |
Premier Sunday |
06 Aug 2017 |
| Humorous plays on words |
Universal |
20 May 2017 |
| What crossword clues with question marks often are |
New York Times |
01 Mar 2017 |
| Much Groucho humor |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2017 |
| What crossword clues with question marks often are |
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| Much Groucho humor |
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| Humorous plays on words |
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| Carroll specialties |
LA Times Daily |
15 Dec 2016 |
| Many groan-eliciting jokes |
Premier Sunday |
13 Nov 2016 |
| Wordplay-based jokes |
Universal |
02 Oct 2016 |
| Corny bits of wordplay |
Universal |
17 Mar 2016 |
| Some crossword clues |
New York Times |
16 Mar 2016 |
| Groaners, to some |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2016 |
| Many hair-salon names |
Newsday |
05 Feb 2016 |
| Wordplay-based jokes |
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| Salon names like Scissors Palace and Curl Up & Dye |
New York Times |
18 Dec 2015 |
| Clever turns of phrase |
Newsday |
19 Nov 2015 |
| Knock-knock jokes, essentially |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2015 |
| "Alice in Wonderland" features |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2015 |
| Verbal groaners |
Universal |
09 Apr 2015 |
| Knock-knock jokes, essentially |
Universal |
05 Mar 2015 |
| Clever turns of phrase |
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| Knock-knock jokes, essentially |
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| Plays on words |
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| Verbal groaners |
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| Knock-knock jokes, essentially |
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| "Alice in Wonderland" features |
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| Salon names like Scissors Palace and Curl Up & Dye |
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| Essence of knock-knock jokes |
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| Paronomastic phrases |
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| Wordplays |
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| They often elicit groans |
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| Word plays |
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| Some Groucho Marx humor |
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| Bits of wordplay |
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| This puzzle's theme entries, e.g. |
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| Full-groan jokes |
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| Some George Carlin jokes |
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| Groaners |
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| Some George Carlin jokes |
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| Bits of wordplay |
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| They often evoke groaning and eye-rolling |
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| Plays on words |
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| Some crossword clues |
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| Bits of wordplay |
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| Most knock-knock joke punch lines |
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| Fun with words |
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| Some puzzle clues |
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| Causes of grins and groans |
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| Causes of grins and groans |
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| Groan-inducing jokes |
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| Staple of Ogden Nash poems |
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| Wits' bits |
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| They're *supposed* to be corny... |
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| Groan inducers |
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| Homophonic high jinks |
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| Witty bits |
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| Many Groucho Marx quips |
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| Some wordplay |
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| Many conundrums have them |
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| Some 50 Across |
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| Wits' bits |
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| Groan inducers |
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| Ogden Nash specialty |
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| Plays on words |
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| Groaners |
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| Wordplay |
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| Nash output |
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| Groaners |
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| Ogden Nash specialty |
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| Witticisms |
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| Some wordplay |
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| Bits of wordplay |
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| Some crossword clues |
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| Bits of wordplay |
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| "Sanity clause" and others |
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| Wordplays |
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| Paronomastic collection |
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| Cerf specialty |
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| Some crossword clues |
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| Some crossword clues |
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| Plays on words |
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| Bits of wordplay |
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| Groucho Marx specialties |
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| They may cause groans |
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| Groan elicitors, often |
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| They may make your eyes roll |
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| Many crossword puzzle themes |
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| Plays, linguistically |
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| 20 Across, 38 Across, and 52 Across |
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| Some wordplay |
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| Feeble witticisms |
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| Wordplayer's humor |
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| You'll find some in this puzzle |
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| Several are in this puzzle |
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| Cerf's specialty |
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| Word plays |
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| They may cause groans |
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| Groan elicitors, often |
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| Some crossword clues |
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| Groan elicitors |
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| Knock-knock joke punchlines |
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| Groan causers |
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| Ogden Nash's wordplay |
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| Witticisms |
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| Groucho Marx specialties |
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| Verbal groaners |
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| Puzzle clues, sometimes |
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| Plays on words |
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| Jeux de mots |
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| Wordplay |
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| Cerf specialties |
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| Bits of wit |
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| Groan inducers |
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| Evokers of groans |
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| Some of Benny Hill's offerings |
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| Jokesters' standbys |
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| Mots of a sort |
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| Calembours |
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| Witty sayings. |
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| Witticisms of a sort. |
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| Quips of a sort. |
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| Plays on words. |
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| Wit with words. |
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| Ed Wynn-isms. |
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| Jokes that lead to groans |
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| Jokes of a sort. |
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| Conversation stoppers. |
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| Conversational gambits. |
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| Verbal quibbles. |
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| 80 Down and others. |
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| Ad libs of a sort. |
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