Clues for the word "PUN"
We've had 238 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 467 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer crossword on March 14, 2025.
Definition of pun
- v. t. - To pound.
- n. - A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.
- v. i. - To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble.
- v. t. - To persuade or affect by a pun.
Referring Clues
- Bit of paronomasia
- Equivoque
- Wit's end?
- "Miró, Miró, on the wall," e.g.
- "Dollars, taxes," e.g., for Dallas, Texas
- Smile producer
- Amuse with words
- Bit of Cerf humor
- "Let us spray," e.g.
- 20-, 39- or 53-Across, say
- Many a crossword clue
- Many an "Airplane!" gag
- Bit of wit
- Cause of a smile, maybe
- "Queen of denial," e.g.
- "The Santa Clause," for one
- It may involve a homophone
- "Queen of denial" for Queen of the Nile
- What 61-Across contains
- 86-Across, e.g.
- Insignificant
- Bit of wordplay
- It may not have been intended
- Tricky puzzle clue, perhaps
- Play on words
- "Whirred play," for example
- Groaner
- Knock-knock joke payoff
- "My bike won't stand up. It's two tired," e.g.
- "Don't be fuelish," e.g.
- "Some nylons will give you a run for your money," e.g.
- Many a Groucho Marx quip
- "New kid on the blog," e.g.
- Punch line, perhaps
- Something that may not be intended
- Groan preceder, often
- Crossword clue that might end with a question mark
- Jeu de mots
- Many a joke involves one
- Groan elicitor
- Groan producer
- Knock-knock joke's punch line, usually
- Cruciverbalist's specialty
- Groan inducer
- According to Oscar Levant, it's "the lowest form of humor--when you don't think of it first"
- Nash specialty
- It may not be intended
- Wordplay groaner
- Knock-knock joke, usually
- "Treat homonyms as synonyms": Walter Redfern
- Word joke
- "Plain fair," for one
- "Pick a cod, any cod," e.g.
- "Don't be fuelish," e.g.
- "I can't ride my bike. It's two tired," e.g.
- Verbal groaner
- "Don't be fuelish," for one
- Knock-knock joke punchline, usually
- It may elicit groans
- "My bike won't go because it's two tired," e.g.
- "I'd like to study philosophy, but I just Kant," e.g.
- "The lowest form of humor," per Samuel Johnson
- Groan trigger
- One of about 3,000 in Shakespeare's plays
- Ogden Nash specialty
- Tom Swifty, e.g.
- "Don't be fuelish," for one
- "Whirled peas" is one
- "When the smog clears in California, UCLA," e.g.
- "Frank and Ernest" or "Hi and Lois"
- "I can't ride my bike. It's two tired," e.g.
- "Pick a cod, any cod," e.g.
- Wordplayer's ploy
- Semantic antic
- Witty bit
- "Plain fair," for one
- Bit of word play
- Unit of wordplay
- Groaner, sometimes
- Groan-producing wordplay
- "A seven-day diet makes one weak," e.g.
- "I threw away my golf shoes when I got a hole-in-one," e.g.
- Many a puzzle clue ending in "?"
- One may not be intended
- Piece of wordplay
- Groan cause
- Ogden Nash forte
- Cutesy crossword clue
- Instance of wordplay
- Sample of wordplay
- Riddle's punch line, often
- Crossword clue, at times
- Bit or wordplay
- The title of this puzzle, e.g.
- Cause of some wincing
- So-called "lowest form of humor"
- The GOP Has a Koch Problem, e.g.
- "Doing a crossword with a broken pencil is pointless," for example
- Piece of corn?
- What the French call "game of words"
- Wordplay bit
- Wordplay from Groucho
- Groucho specialty
- Essence of many a punch line
- Bad humor?
- "Poultry in motion," e.g.
- This puzzle's title, e.g.
- Witticism
- Trick of the tongue
- Lettuce pray eg
- Groaner, maybe
- Knock-knock joke, essentially
- "I threw away my golf shoes when I got a hole in one," e.g.
- Feature of many a Duchamp work
- Groaner of a joke
- Funny bit of wordplay
- Many a bon mot
- Feature of many a Ludacris lyric
- Many a New York Post headline
- "Ugh, German sausage is the wurst," e.g.
- Many a "?" clue in a crossword
- One may involve a homonym
- So-called "lowest form of wit"
- Many a punch line
- Crux of some riddles
- "Piano is not my forte," e.g.
- Type of wordplay
- Essence of a knock-knock joke
- Word play
- The lowest form of wit
- Mae West's "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" is one
- "I used to be a banker but I lost interest," e.g.
- Many a Weird Al Yankovic title
- Lewis Carroll specialty
- Humorous play on words
- Title like "The Santa Clause" or "Knight and Day"
- One of "the highest form of literature," per Hitchcock
- "Noah kept bees in the ark hive," e.g.
- Verbal joke
- Joke with a homophone, say
- "A horse is a stable animal" is one
- Bit of Ogden Nash wordplay
- "The lowest form of humorwhen you don't think of it first": Oscar Levant
- "Horse voice," e.g.
- "Sherwood Florist," e.g.
- Bit of wordplay from Groucho
- The clue for 58-Down, e.g. [sorry!]
- "Sign language is pretty handy," e.g.
- Subject of a swift essay
- Slay on words?
- Humorous wordplay
- Wordplay
- Form of wordplay
- "ollars, taxes,"e.g., for Dallas, Texas
- Knock-knock joke basis
- "I can't ride my bike. It's two-tired," is one
- Groan and bear it?
- That earlier quip about polly being gone?
- Playful bit of a tune on the piano
- As wit, less than puny?
- As wit, may seem endlessly puny
- Groan cause, perhaps
- Feature of many a graphic on "The Daily Show"
- "Shaun of the Dead," e.g.
- Groucho Marx specialty
- A pistol let off at the ear: Charles Lamb
- Humorous ambiguity
- Bit of paronomasia; witticism
- Wordplay that's said to be "the lowest form of humor"
- A sort of joke, possibly up north
- Pullet Surprise, e.g.
- Wordsmith's offering
- "No ___ intended"
- Chairman Meow or Fidel Catstro, e.g.
- The infamy of having it in for me?
- Groan-worthy remark, say
- Many a dad joke
- Groan preceder
- Full-groan wordplay
- Low form of wit, supposedly
- Title like Bugs Bunny's "Hare Trigger"
- Virginia Woof or Fyodor Dogstoevsky, e.g.
- "An everyday spud is a commentator," e.g.
- Many a Groucho quip
- Bit of Grouchoesque wordplay
- "Americone Dream," e.g.
- Many a Ben & Jerry's flavor
- Groan man, e.g.
- Knock-knock joke, e.g.
- Amusingly, it sounds like something else!
- A quiet bit of fun with words
- "Velcro ... what a rip-off!", e.g.
- "Crepes of Wrath," e.g.
- Dad joke standby
- Bit of Wilde wordplay
- As wit, may seem somewhat puny
- "Tea you later," for one
- Groan provoker
- Puny bit of humour?
- Any of this puzzle’s theme answers
- "Cherry Garcia" is one
- Faux Fighters or Dread Zeppelin, e.g.
- "I bought a boat because it was for sail," e.g.
- Wordplay that may cause groaning
- Many a groan inducer
- Type of punchline hidden in this clue
- Often groanworthy joke
- IÂ'm not scared of insects, but they really bug me, e.g.
- Wordplay joke
- Groan-inducing joke, maybe
- Joke
- That earlier quip about polly being gone?
- "Orion's Belt is a waist of space," e.g.
- Carlin's "Atheism is a non-prophet institution," e.g.
- What "Can February March? No, but April May" is
- "Mallards like duckumentaries" is one
- Mae West's "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted," e.g.
- "To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing," e.g.
- "Need an ark? I Noah guy!," e.g.
- "Glass coffin? Remains to be seen," for example
- "Math is as easy as pi!" e.g.
- "I'm no cheetah, you're lion!" is one
- "Art Official Intelligence" is one
- "A plateau is the highest form of flattery," e.g.
- "The lowest form of humor - when you don't think of it first," per Oscar Levant
- "I can't ride my bike
- As wit, less than puny?
- "Don't trust that big cat; he's lion," e.g.
- Dad joke, usually
- "Space jokes are out of this world!" e.g.
- Like many crossword clues ending in "?"
- Many a 23-Down
- "Whiteboards are remarkable," e.g.
- "Why is Peter Pan always flying? He Neverlands," e.g.
- "My Zoom joke flopped ... I guess it's not remotely funny," e.g.
- Groan elicitor, often
- "I'm pine-ing for you this Christmas," e.g.
- Basis of many a popsicle stick joke
Last Seen In
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 14, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - February 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 07, 2025
- LA Times - January 29, 2025
- LA Times - January 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 03, 2025
- USA Today - December 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 24, 2024
- USA Today - December 04, 2024
- New York Times - November 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 25, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 01, 2024
- New York Times - October 28, 2024
- USA Today - October 11, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 30, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 18, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 03, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 08, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - August 04, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - July 28, 2024
- Your Life Choices - July 24, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 18, 2024
- New York Times - July 14, 2024
- USA Today - July 02, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 13, 2024
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