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Crossword Answers

4 letters

JOKE
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

LARK
Any carefree episode

DIDO
(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas

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PRANK
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

PUTON
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

TRICK
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

CLOWN
A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

CAPER
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

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MADCAP
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person

ABSURD
Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

FROLIC
Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

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PLAYFUL
Full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"

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ESCAPADE
Any carefree episode

FARCICAL
Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

CLOWNISH
Like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"

PRANKISH
Naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"

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LUDICROUS
Incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

GROTESQUE
Art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

FANTASTIC
Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

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SHENANIGAN
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

BUFFOONISH
Like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"

ROLLICKING
Given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"

TOMFOOLERY
Foolish or senseless behavior

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MONKEYSHINE

FANTASTICAL
Existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

CLOWNAROUND
Act as or like a clown