Poke fun at Crossword Clue

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Poke fun at Crossword Answer

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RIB

(3 letters)

JEER

(4 letters)

TWIT

(4 letters)

JAB

(3 letters)

JAPE

(4 letters)

TAUNT

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. disentangle and raise the fibers of
2. ruffle (one’s hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
(noun)
1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
2. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

POKE (verb)
1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
2. poke or thrust abruptly
POKE (noun)
1. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
2. tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
FUN (noun)
1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing
2. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

RIB
(3 letters)
JEER
(4 letters)
TWIT
(4 letters)
JAB
(3 letters)
JAPE
(4 letters)
TAUNT
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
SETAE

More Newsday Crossword (11/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. Seafood pieces in chowder

6. Extremely angry

11. Pekoe or Earl Grey

14. Air on TV again

15. Canon camera competitor

16. Race, as an engine

17. "Rain-holder" happy

19. Historical period

20. "Hey you!" whisper

21. YIELD and STOP

22. Horse rider's strap

23. Creative thoughts

25. __ mignon (steak serving)

26. Fog or steam

28. "Humble" home

30. Painter Picasso

31. Academy Award

33. Long, long __ (way back)

36. "Pearly Gates" happy

39. Prefix meaning "recent"

40. Evade capture by

41. Brief movie excerpt

42. Carefree capers

45. Speaks unclearly

47. Military horse

49. Large shopping bag

50. Sir __ Newton

52. Makes a mistake

56. Hurricane's center

57. "Lunar" happy

59. Close friend

60. Stovetop cooker

61. Southeast Florida city

62. Crafty

63. Walk inside

64. Any metal for recycling

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Down

1. Corn or soybeans

2. Camera glass

3. Curved lines

4. __ choice exam

5. __-cone (icy treat)

6. Taj Mahal's country

7. Doorbell sounds

8. Similar (to)

9. Freight weights

10. U-turn from WSW

11. Foliage on elms and oaks

12. Weird and spooky

13. __-garde (cutting-edge style)

18. Software customer

22. Get __ of (throw out)

24. Second attempts, informally

25. Expect in the future

26. Wind-moving barn-top gadget

27. "Without a doubt!"

28. Muscle soreness

29. Shout from Scrooge

30. Bowling target

31. Heavy burden

32. Benchmark: Abbr.

34. Bit of DNA

35. An hour after noon

37. Antlered animal

38. Of college life

43. "Ready when you __"

44. Computer repairer, for short

45. Ladder rungs

46. Faithful

47. Three-stripe soldier nickname

48. "Baked" side dish, slangily

50. Tennis great Lendl

51. Mailed out

53. Lion sound

54. Italy's capital, in Italy

55. Quick scissor cut

57. Metallic mineral

58. Three letters in "mommy"

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