| Wordplay joker turns up poor rents (7) |
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| One enjoys play on words (7) |
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| Person gambling to arrest southern joker (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Boatman embracing son, a jocular type (7) |
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| A wordy player (7) |
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| Word play maker |
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| One who might say I scream for ice cream? |
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| A person who is fond of verbal wordplay (7) |
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| Humorist is better having small heart |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Jan 2024 |
| Person known for her plays on words |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2023 |
| Customer outside entrance to shop, a jocular type |
The Times Cryptic |
05 Jun 2023 |
| Joker gets better around end of performances |
The Times Cryptic |
04 Apr 2022 |
| Full-groan man? |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2022 |
| Humorist's better jokes finally gaining acceptance |
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| Type of comedian such as Milton Jones |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
04 Jul 2021 |
| Groan-inducing humorist |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Oct 2020 |
| Humorist is better having small heart |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Jul 2020 |
| One playing on words |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Mar 2020 |
| One making jokes better son admitted |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Humorist |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Joker is better when keeping sarcasm to a minimum |
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| Last of clues penned by better user of wordplay |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Ogden Nash, notably |
USA Today |
17 Nov 2018 |
| Ogden Nash, notably |
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| Ordinary patron's butt of gags halfway through for comedian |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Dec 2017 |
| Seller initially taken in by customer, a joker |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jan 2017 |
| Joker's son taken in by client |
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| One who may treat homonyms as synonyms |
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| Cause of groans |
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| Groan inducer |
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| Witty word whiz |
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| Joker who often elicits groans |
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| Ogden Nash, notably |
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| Equivoque master |
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| Crossword writer, often |
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| Ogden Nash, notably |
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| Wit |
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| Edgar Nye for one |
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| One skilled at wordplay |
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| Bennett Cerf was one |
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| Type of humorist |
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| Wit of a sort |
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| Cunning linguist, e.g. |
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| Bennett Cerf, for one |
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| Witty one. |
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| Humorist. |
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| Perpetrator of paronomasia. |
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| Funny fellow. |
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| One who might say "I tried to catch fog yesterday — mist." |
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| Wit of a sort. |
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| Practicer of a form of wit. |
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| One whose "humor" induces wincing |
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