A bid to be funny, line thrown in? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADLIB A bid to be funny, line thrown in? (5) The Times Cryptic May 11, 2015
6% HUMOROUS Funny (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025
6% LEAVETAKING Bidding farewell (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
6% ISNT "That ___ funny ..." (4) Universal Dec 2, 2025
6% OPENS Starts the bidding (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 27, 2025
6% ALOOP Thrown for ___ (surprised) (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025
6% IPASS "No bid" (5) Newsday Nov 4, 2025
6% AMUSING Funny (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 14, 2025
6% PASS "No bid" (4) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
5% DROLL Whimsically funny (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025

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