Start of a joke Crossword Clue

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START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
JOKE (noun)
1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
2. activity characterized by good humor
JOKE (verb)
1. act in a funny or teasing way
2. tell a joke; speak humorously

More NYT Crossword (9/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. State trees of North Dakota

5. Ditto, in footnotes

9. Measure up

14. First in a line of 14 popes

15. Some garage jobs

17. Olympian Strug

20. Elder brother of Moses

21. Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine"

22. Perfectly pitched

24. Sound effect in a slapstick routine

25. One might hit it or raise it, metaphorically

27. Vodka cocktails with orange liqueur and lime juice

29. Awakening

32. World Cup champs of 1978, 1986 and 2022: Abbr.

33. Knowing what not to say, say

34. Regional life forms

38. Kitchen appliance brand

42. Cry of dismay

43. Grammy-winning Bruno Mars album of 2016 … or a hint to an unusual feature of this puzzle's answer grid

45. Fat chance!

46. Classroom assignments

48. Encouraged with on

49. Pressing

50. Cred

52. One-named Barbadian superstar

54. Title nickname in a classic 1984 sports film

60. Time when streetlights turn on

61. "All right already, I'll do it!"

62. Punk or funk

64. Joined, as a table

67. Edmonton athlete

69. Trinket

71. Swedish coin

72. Nursery song refrain

73. Really loving

74. Like a smart aleck

75. Pushing against a boundary … like this answer?

76. "Shreds," in winter sports lingo

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Down

1. ___ club

2. Actress Dunham

3. Apollo mission mementos

4. Alternative to a strike [cough cough]

5. Variety

6. Brooks & ___ (country duo)

7. Literary download

8. Anime style involving giant robots

9. Rocksteady precursor

10. Soothing home remedy for puffy eyes

11. Spanish rice

12. Sorcerous elder of folklore

13. Garden hose problems

16. Go over lightly

19. Enemy agency in "Get Smart"

23. ___ Maria (liqueur)

26. Beatles sobriquet

28. See 68-Down

29. Slightly

30. Go pit-a-pat

31. 'Enjoy!'

35. Texter's "!!!!!"

36. Make "it," in a kids' game

37. Ripening agent

39. Body of policy advisers

40. Take home

41. Bird named for a Titan

43. Like some short tennis matches

44. Contrite answer to "Who put the empty ice cream carton back in the freezer?"

47. Legendary sea monsters

49. Some bottled waters

51. String tightener on a guitar

53. Ear covering?

54. Screwballs

55. Director Kurosawa

56. Caramel-filled candies

57. Actress Palmer of "Nope"

58. Outie's counterpart

59. Hung on the clothesline

63. Vape pen, informally

65. When Hamilton arrives in New York City, in "Hamilton"

66. Some ring decisions, in brief

68. With 28-Down, longtime McDonald's chief

70. Comedian Jo

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