Joke is supposed to be heard after hard time? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Joke is supposed to be heard after hard time? featured in Telegraph Toughie puzzle on December 3, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PUNISHMENT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNISHMENT Joke is supposed to be heard after hard time? (10) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 3, 2025
6% WHATIF "Suppose ..." (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 1, 2025
6% SOLACE Comfort in hard times (6) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
5% GAGS Jokes (4) Commuter Nov 27, 2025
5% LAME Unfunny, as a joke (4)
5% GAG Joke (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
5% THOUGHT Hard time keeping Henry in meditation (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
5% ANDIMEANIT "...no joke!" (10) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
5% YEAH "I suppose so" (4) New York Times Nov 3, 2025
5% TIDED Helped through hard times, with "over" (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025

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