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Crossword Answers

3 letters

APE
Represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"

RAG
A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

RIB
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

GUY
An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

PAN
Chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

KID
Young goat

RUB

4 letters

TWIT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

JEER
Showing your contempt by derision

GIBE
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

RIDE
A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"

JIVE
A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

HAZE
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

QUIZ
An examination consisting of a few short questions

JOSH
Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

LOUT
An awkward stupid person

JAPE
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

RAZZ
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

5 letters

TAUNT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

TEASE
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"

RAGON

SPOOF
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

RIPON

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

ROAST
Negative criticism

MIMIC
Someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

FLEER
Contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words

CHAFF
Foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

SCORN
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

SNEER
A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

SCOFF
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

RALLY
The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

JOLLY
A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

TAUNT

TEASE

6 letters

EXPOSE
The exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"

NEEDLE
A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

BANTER
Light teasing repartee

GRINAT

RAILAT

HECKLE
A comb for separating flax fibers

UNMASK
Reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"

BEEFUP
Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

SENDUP
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

SHOWUP
Be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"

HOOTAT

PARODY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

JEERAT

DERIDE
Treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

7 letters

LAUGHAT
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

CARTOON
A film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

DEFLATE
Release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"

PUTDOWN
Make a record of; set down in permanent form

RUNDOWN
Injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle

SNEERAT

TAKEOFF
A departure; especially of airplanes

LAMPOON
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

8 letters

RIDICULE

TRAVESTY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

POOHPOOH

SATIRIZE
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

RIDICULE
The act of deriding or treating with contempt

9 letters

JOKEABOUT

POKEFUNAT

HUMILIATE
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

BURLESQUE
A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)

10 letters

CARICATURE
Represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"

11 letters

MAKESPORTOF

13 letters

TAKETHEMICKEY