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Surely He Jests Crossword Clue

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noun

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

verb

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

42%9Surely sad? Sad, surely
adverb

• without a doubt

30%8 Coarse jests preceding Long John Silver's last one
noun

• ribald humor

• behavior or language bordering on indelicacy

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