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Joking Superficially Crossword Clue

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adjective satellite

• cleverly amusing in tone

22%13 In a semi-joking way
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22%6 "Are you joking?"
adverb

• in accordance with truth or fact or reality

• in actual fact

• in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)

• used to give emphasis

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New York Times20 Apr 1989 Down 10
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