Backfiring jokes about how to be humiliated (5,2) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHOWNUP Backfiring jokes about how to be humiliated (5,2) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 7, 2025
6% ABASE Humiliate (5) Premier Sunday Sep 7, 2025
6% DEMEAN Humiliate (6) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 6, 2025
6% BANG Backfire sound (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 19, 2025
6% HERESANIDEA "How about this ..." (11) Universal Aug 16, 2025
6% ATEDIRT Was humiliated (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 2025
5% ONELINERS Short jokes (9) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
5% RIB Joke (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 3, 2025
5% GROANAT React to, as to a dad joke (7) The Atlantic Sep 3, 2025
5% GAG Practical joke (3)

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