Quip
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The Guardian Quick - Saturday, 8 May 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 31 May 2019
Crossword Answers
3 letters
GAG
Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
4 letters
JOKE
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
JEST
Activity characterized by good humor
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"
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"
5 letters
IRONY
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
CRACK
The act of cracking something
SALLY
A venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
6 letters
BONMOT
A clever remark
7 letters
EPIGRAM
A witty saying
9 letters
WISECRACK
Witty remark
WITTICISM
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
10 letters
PLEASANTRY
An agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"
12 letters
HEAPPROACHES
EVERYSUBJECT
14 letters
BATTERIESSINCE
THEDEADONESARE
15 letters
CHILDWEARSWHENA
MOTHERFEELSCOLD