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noun • a humorous play on words verb • make a play on words | ||||||||
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noun • a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited verb • repeat a passage from • name the price of • refer to for illustration or proof • put quote marks around | ||||||||
Paronomastic Witticism Crossword Clue
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PUN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PUN
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times19 Oct 1979 | Across 39 | |
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