'This ___ to be a joke' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAS 'This ___ to be a joke' (3) USA Today Oct 13, 2021
94% IKID 'Joke, joke' (4)
92% GAGS Jokes (4) Universal Dec 8, 2025
92% GAG Joke (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
92% ANDIMEANIT "...no joke!" (10) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
87% DAD ____ jokes, aka bad jokes? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
87% CRACKER Good joke - bad joke in it? (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
86% BIT Joke, or fell for a joke (3) Universal Feb 3, 2023
85% IMEANIT "No joke!" (7) New York Times Apr 23, 2025
85% IMSERIOUS "This is no joke!" (9) Eugene Sheffer Apr 1, 2024

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