Clues for the word "GAG"
We've had 190 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 548 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 06, 2026.
Definition of gag
- v. t. - To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.
- v. t. - To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- v. t. - To cause to heave with nausea.
- v. i. - To heave with nausea; to retch.
- v. i. - To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
- n. - Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
- n. - A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
- n. - A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion.
Referring Clues
- Kind of order
- Joke
- Rib-tickler
- Standup bit
- Kind of law or order
- [That's awful!]
- Comedian's bit
- [Awful!]
- Funny bit
- Comic's bit
- Not swallow easily
- Pre-April 1 purchase
- Skit part
- Bit of a comic
- Joke or choke
- Prankster's bit
- Respond to a really bad joke, maybe
- Shut up
- Squirting flower or dribble glass
- Kind of order or reflex
- Choke or joke
- One-liner
- Scream stifler
- Palindromic joke
- Prankster's plan
- Quick joke
- Practical joke
- Stand-up comedian's forte
- Contrived horseplay
- Comedy bit
- Comedian's offering, such as this puzzle's quip
- Render speechless
- [Yuck ... that's awful!]
- Synonym of choke and joke
- Word with law and order
- Comical bit
- Tongue represser
- "___ me with a spoon!"
- Routine unit
- Kind of order or rule
- Comic's one-liner
- Something funny
- Jokester's bit
- Restrain, in a way
- ___ rule
- Obstacle to free speech?
- Comic bit
- Curtail one's freedom of speech
- Prank
- Stand-up standard
- Stifle
- One-liner, for one
- Muzzle
- Stand-up staple
- "___ me with a spoon!"
- Stand-up unit
- React to a tongue depressor
- Kind of gift
- [blech!]
- Quip
- Order in the court?
- ___ rule
- Silence, in a way
- ___ order
- ___ order
- Handkerchief stuffed in the mouth, e.g.
- Silence
- Silence
- Conversation stopper
- Comic bit
- Comic's offering
- Throttle
- Choke
- Monologue component
- Prevent from talking
- With 29-Down, 'Do not discuss this' ban
- Bit of horseplay
- Choke on a joke?
- Wisecrack
- Skit bit
- Kind of reflex
- Word with rule or order
- Slapstick bit
- React with extreme disgust
- Comedic jest
- Muffle
- Judicial order
- Palindromic prank
- S&M prop
- Tell jokes
- Inhibiter of free speech
- Restraint of trade?
- Squelch
- Word with order or reel
- Court order of a sort
- Laugh line
- Comedic unit
- Prevent from speaking
- Dribble glass, e.g.
- Funny prank
- Kind of reflex or order
- Type of reflex
- ___ reel (outtake collection)
- Vaudeville bit
- Nearly choke
- Stand-up bit
- React to a stench, maybe
- Shtick bit
- With 38-Across, they have film bloopers
- Order from the court?
- Comedian's one-liner
- [That is so disgusting!]
- Joke shop buy
- Bit of wit
- Sight ___
- Orator's ice breaker
- Repress
- React to a horrific smell
- Brief joke
- React to a horrific stench
- Order of silence
- Simple joke
- Comedy club routine
- Comics unit
- Joke, to a comic
- Comedian's joke
- It'll shut you up
- Suffer through the stench, maybe
- Comic's joke
- Couch ___ (recurring visual opener on "The Simpsons")
- Couch ___ ("The Simpsons" opening bit)
- Choke, or a joke
- React with disgust
- Prevent free expression
- Silencer
- Has two ways of ensuring silence?
- Part of a stand-up routine
- Joke inside four of the Across answers
- Word with order or reflex
- Comedy-routine tidbit
- One thatÂ’s hard to talk with
- [How revolting!]
- Silence (opposition)
- Muzzle or joke
- Funny quip
- [This tastes awful!]
- One-liner, say
- Court order
- Joke, informally
- Either way, a silencer
- Word with reel or rule
- Choke on a joke?
- Like gifts from joke shops
- It may get a laugh _ or silence!
- React to a tongue depressor, maybe
- React to a tongue depressor, perhaps
- Tricky bit
- Say something funny or keep quiet!
- Short joke
- A crack in the ceiling again
- Witty bit
- Routine bit
- Bit of trickery
- Prankster's presentation
- Joke hidden in the starred answers
- Funny way to ensure silence?
- Part of a strip
- Gift at a white elephant exchange, say
- A less than engaging witticism
- (That tastes nasty!)
- Hand-to-throat signal in charades
- ___ gift
- Bit of humor
- Type of rule
- Short, quick joke
- [barf]
- Part of a routine
- Word before "gift" or "reflex"
- Has two ways of ensuring silence?
- "Yuck!"
- Comedic bit
- Word before "reel" or "reflex"
- "Eww!"
- Quick funny joke
- It may get a laugh - or silence!
- Clown's bit
- ___ reel
- Kind of joke ... or a response to a really bad one
- Serving water in a dribble cup, e.g.
- A joke, informally
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 06, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 04, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - December 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 16, 2025
- New York Times - September 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - September 14, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 14, 2025
- LA Times - September 04, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 01, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 18, 2025
- LA Times - August 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 08, 2025
- New York Times - July 06, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 16, 2025
- LA Times - June 12, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 01, 2025
- LA Times - April 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 05, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 11, 2025
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