Answer: JOKE
JOKE is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 98 times.
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 ..."
 - Complete embarrassment
 - Monologue line
 - Ha-ha
 - One might start with "Knock knock"
 - Comic's gag
 - "What a ___!"
 - Speaker's intro, often
 - Say in fun
 - Cause of a laugh
 - "Practical" thing
 - "Is this some kind of twisted ___?"
 - A shaggy dog story is a long one
 - "A guy walks into a bar …" may start one
 - Part of a comedian's routine
 - One might start with a knock
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - June 22, 2025
 - New York Times - August 08, 2024
 - LA Times - May 09, 2024
 - USA Today - March 29, 2023
 - New York Times - January 09, 2023
 - New York Times - November 30, 2022
 - New York Times - September 06, 2022
 - New York Times - August 24, 2022
 - New York Times - May 09, 2022
 - LA Times - August 08, 2021
 - Netword - November 23, 2020
 - Netword - October 16, 2020
 - New York Times - September 03, 2020
 - Netword - June 29, 2020
 - USA Today - April 28, 2020
 - Netword - January 15, 2020
 - New York Times - November 08, 2019
 - USA Today - June 21, 2019
 - Netword - March 24, 2019
 - USA Today - February 08, 2019
 
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