Clues for the word "JOKE"
We've had 113 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 167 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 29, 2025.
Definition of joke
- n. - Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes.
- n. - Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.
- v. t. - To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.
- v. i. - To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.
Referring Clues
- Crack
- Speechmaker's opening
- One-liner, e.g.
- Funny
- It may begin with a buildup
- Wisecrack
- Word that may follow the start of 20-, 25-, 44- or 50-Across
- Friars Club offering
- It's best when cracked
- It may start with someone entering a bar
- Leno monologue bit
- Toastmaster's offering
- Cause for winking
- Witticism
- It may be practical
- Delivery at a nightclub
- Absurd situation
- Funny line
- It might be practical
- Gag
- Bit of a laughing stock?
- Part of a stand-up routine
- Humorous remark
- Stand-up's delivery
- "Last Comic Standing" offering
- Jay Leno monologue unit
- Knock-knock, for one
- "A man walks into a bar" story, often
- Comedy club offering
- "A guy walks into a bar ..." may start one
- Comedian's bit
- Monologue bit
- Ridiculously inadequate thing
- Part of a routine
- One often takes place in a bar
- One may begin "Knock knock"
- Be playful
- Comic bit
- Rib-tickler
- Kid
- It may be practical or delivered in a nightclub
- Practical thing?
- One may be running over time
- Jay Leno offering
- Kid (around)
- 81 Down preceder, often
- One-liner
- A good one is cracked
- It may begin with "Knock knock"
- Monologue component
- Monologue piece
- See 16-Across
- Monologue unit
- Monologue part
- *Stand-up's delivery
- Quip
- It might begin, "Knock knock"
- Leno line
- Routine part
- One-liner, for one
- Comic's delivery
- Routine element
- It often takes place in a bar
- Bit of funny business
- Stand-up offering
- It's bad when nobody gets it
- Knee-slapper, e.g.
- Stand-up staple
- Henny Youngman delivery
- Bit from Goldberg or Hedberg
- Be funny
- One might start "Knock knock ..."
- One-liner, for instance
- Funny story
- Cause of the giggles
- Laughing matter
- Laughingstock
- Ridiculously inadequate sort
- Part of a comedy routine
- Fallon monologue bit
- Orator's icebreaker
- *Bit of blue humor
- It may start with "A guy walks into a bar ..."
- Something to laugh at
- "Knock, knock" starts one
- It may be inside
- Funny gag
- Piece of humour
- Bit part
- Complete embarrassment
- Root receives Kent cap (just kidding)!
- Uncle Stalin pinching king's butt
- Jest
- What you tell to get a laugh
- Ordinary fellow describes king in jest
- Monologue line
- Ha-ha
- One might start with "Knock knock"
- Comic's gag
- Good-hearted bit of fun
- "What a ___!"
- Prank
- Speaker's intro, often
- Pun
- Cause of a laugh
- A good-hearted bit of fun
- "Is this some kind of twisted ___?"
- A shaggy dog story is a long one
- Part of a comedian's routine
- Dad ___ (corny pun, perhaps)
- One might start with a knock
- Card material
- What a punch line may end
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 23, 2025
- LA Times - December 17, 2025
- LA Times - June 22, 2025
- New York Times - August 08, 2024
- LA Times - May 09, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 04, 2024
- USA Today - February 18, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 30, 2023
- USA Today - March 29, 2023
- New York Times - January 09, 2023
- New York Times - November 30, 2022
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 09, 2022
- New York Times - September 06, 2022
- New York Times - August 24, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 18, 2022
- New York Times - May 09, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - February 05, 2018
- New York Times - February 02, 2018
- Wall Street Journal - December 16, 2017
- USA Today - December 04, 2017
- Family Time - September 03, 2017
- New York Times - June 15, 2017
- USA Today - April 27, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 13, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 07, 2017
- Family Time - January 01, 2017
- Guardian Prize - December 17, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 10, 2016
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