Crossword answer
PUN
3 letters · Used for 44 different clues · 122 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 21, 2026
Letter pattern
PUN
Clues that lead to PUN
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Joke3Evening StandardAug 21, 2026
Groan inducer3Thomas JosephAug 12, 2026
Puny bit of humour?3Evening StandardAug 9, 2026
Play on words3Thomas JosephJul 15, 2026
Joke that typically involves a homonym3Crosswords With FriendsJul 6, 2026
Many a dad joke3USA TodayJul 5, 2026
That earlier quip about polly being gone?3Evening StandardJun 29, 2026
The lowest form of humor supposedly3Crosswords With FriendsJun 24, 2026
Bit of wit3Wall Street JournalJun 1, 2026
Humorous double-meaning3Puzzle PageApr 23, 2026
"No ___ intended" (wordplay that rhymes with "bun")3Daily ThemedMar 31, 2026
Many a groan-inducing joke3New York TimesJan 13, 2026
"No ___ intended" (wordplay joke that rhymes with "fun")3Daily ThemedJan 3, 2026
"I threw away my golf shoes when I got a hole in one," e.g.3Daily ThemedDec 13, 2025
"No ___ intended" (no wordplay)3Daily ThemedNov 22, 2025
Wordplay joke that aptly rhymes with "fun"3Daily ThemedOct 7, 2025
Pullet 38-Down, for instance3NewsdaySep 25, 2025
"No ___ intended" ("Didn't mean to use wordplay")3Daily ThemedSep 14, 2025
"No ___ intended" (unintentional wordplay)3Daily ThemedSep 5, 2025
"The shoddy sandwich knife couldn't cut the mustard," e.g.3New York TimesSep 3, 2025
"The Santa Clause" or "Legally Blonde"3New York TimesAug 30, 2025
What many a Ben & Jerry's flavor name is3NewsdayAug 1, 2025
"No ___ intended"3Daily ThemedJul 23, 2025
"I was reading a book about mazes ... I got lost in it," e.g.3New York TimesJun 20, 2025
"I told a chemistry joke, but there was no REACTION," e.g.3Daily ThemedApr 11, 2025
Sometimes "intended" wordplay3Daily ThemedApr 4, 2025
Bit of wordplay3Daily ThemedJan 26, 2025
"Egg-cellent" humor?3Daily ThemedDec 25, 2024
"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired," e.g.3Daily ThemedNov 3, 2024
Wordplay joke, just for fun3Daily ThemedOct 25, 2024
The infamy of having it in for me?3Evening StandardSep 25, 2024
A sort of joke, possibly up north3Evening StandardMay 20, 2024
Witty wordplay that's often "intended"3Daily ThemedMar 20, 2024
Play on words that may make one groan3Daily ThemedNov 8, 2023
As wit, may seem endlessly puny3Evening StandardOct 26, 2023
As wit, less than puny?3Evening StandardAug 10, 2023
"What fruit do twins love? A pear," e.g.3Daily ThemedMay 19, 2023
Playful bit of a tune on the piano3Evening StandardFeb 8, 2023
Joke with a bit of wordplay3Daily ThemedDec 31, 2022
___ intended (deliberate joke)3Daily ThemedOct 30, 2022
Groan-inducing play on words3Daily ThemedJul 23, 2021
As wit, may seem somewhat puny3Evening StandardDec 11, 2019
A quiet bit of fun with words3Evening StandardJul 23, 2019
Amusingly, it sounds like something else!3Evening StandardJun 3, 2019
About PUN in crosswords
PUN is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 122 times in our database across 44 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Joke” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 21, 2026.
Other 3-letter answers
Every appearance of PUN (122)
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Aug 21, 2026
Joke · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 12, 2026
Groan inducer · Thomas Joseph · 31 Across
Aug 9, 2026
Puny bit of humour? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jul 15, 2026
Play on words · Thomas Joseph · 16 Down
Jul 6, 2026
Joke that typically involves a homonym · Crosswords With Friends · 28
Jul 6, 2026
Play on words · The Independent · 1 Across
Jul 5, 2026
Many a dad joke · USA Today · 21 Down
Jun 29, 2026
That earlier quip about polly being gone? · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jun 24, 2026
The lowest form of humor supposedly · Crosswords With Friends · 19
Jun 1, 2026
Bit of wit · Wall Street Journal · 1 Across
Apr 23, 2026
Humorous double-meaning · Puzzle Page · 7 Across
Apr 6, 2026
Play on words · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Apr 3, 2026
Play on words · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 31, 2026
"No ___ intended" (wordplay that rhymes with "bun") · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Mar 20, 2026
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Feb 25, 2026
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Feb 24, 2026
Many a dad joke · Daily Themed · 55 Down
Feb 5, 2026
Play on words · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jan 23, 2026
Play on words · The Independent · 22 Across
Jan 13, 2026
Many a groan-inducing joke · New York Times · 60 Across
Jan 3, 2026
"No ___ intended" (wordplay joke that rhymes with "fun") · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Dec 13, 2025
"I threw away my golf shoes when I got a hole in one," e.g. · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Dec 11, 2025
Play on words · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Nov 27, 2025
Play on words · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Nov 22, 2025
"No ___ intended" (no wordplay) · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Nov 7, 2025
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Across
Oct 7, 2025
Wordplay joke that aptly rhymes with "fun" · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Sep 25, 2025
Pullet 38-Down, for instance · Newsday · Down
Sep 21, 2025
Puny bit of humour? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Sep 14, 2025
"No ___ intended" ("Didn't mean to use wordplay") · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Sep 5, 2025
"No ___ intended" (unintentional wordplay) · Daily Themed · 35 Down
Sep 3, 2025
Play on words · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Sep 3, 2025
"The shoddy sandwich knife couldn't cut the mustard," e.g. · New York Times · 31 Down
Aug 30, 2025
"The Santa Clause" or "Legally Blonde" · New York Times · 29 Across
Aug 16, 2025
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Aug 1, 2025
What many a Ben & Jerry's flavor name is · Newsday · Across
Jul 23, 2025
"No ___ intended" · Daily Themed · 49 Across
Jul 14, 2025
Play on words · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jul 2, 2025
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Jun 20, 2025
"I was reading a book about mazes ... I got lost in it," e.g. · New York Times · 39 Down
Jun 15, 2025
Play on words · Evening Standard · 4 Down
May 22, 2025
"No ___ intended" · Daily Themed · 8 Down
May 12, 2025
Play on words · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Apr 11, 2025
"I told a chemistry joke, but there was no REACTION," e.g. · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Apr 4, 2025
Sometimes "intended" wordplay · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Mar 14, 2025
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Feb 7, 2025
Play on words · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 26, 2025
Bit of wordplay · Daily Themed · 29 Across
Jan 21, 2025
Play on words · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 11, 2025
"No ___ intended" · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Dec 25, 2024
"Egg-cellent" humor? · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Dec 24, 2024
Play on words · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Dec 10, 2024
Play on words · The Independent · 24 Across
Nov 25, 2024
Play on words · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 3, 2024
"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired," e.g. · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Oct 25, 2024
Wordplay joke, just for fun · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Sep 30, 2024
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Sep 25, 2024
The infamy of having it in for me? · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Sep 18, 2024
Play on words · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 3, 2024
Play on words · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Aug 8, 2024
Play on words · Evening Standard · 29 Across
May 20, 2024
A sort of joke, possibly up north · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Apr 21, 2024
Play on words · The Independent · 21 Down
Mar 20, 2024
Witty wordplay that's often "intended" · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Jan 30, 2024
Play on words · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Dec 9, 2023
"No ___ intended" · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Nov 8, 2023
Play on words that may make one groan · Daily Themed · 49 Across
Nov 7, 2023
Play on words · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Oct 26, 2023
As wit, may seem endlessly puny · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 14, 2023
Play on words · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 16, 2023
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Aug 10, 2023
As wit, less than puny? · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jun 21, 2023
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down
May 19, 2023
"What fruit do twins love? A pear," e.g. · Daily Themed · 29 Across
Feb 8, 2023
Playful bit of a tune on the piano · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jan 16, 2023
Play on words · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Dec 31, 2022
Joke with a bit of wordplay · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Dec 10, 2022
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Down
Nov 3, 2022
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Oct 30, 2022
___ intended (deliberate joke) · Daily Themed · 51 Down
Oct 5, 2022
Play on words · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 30, 2022
Play on words · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jun 6, 2022
Play on words · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Mar 7, 2022
Play on words · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Jan 4, 2022
Play on words · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Dec 13, 2021
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Aug 8, 2021
"No ___ intended" (No wordplay) · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Jul 23, 2021
Groan-inducing play on words · Daily Themed · 34 Down
Jul 12, 2021
Puny bit of humour? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jul 9, 2021
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Down
Jul 5, 2021
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Across
Jun 8, 2021
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Down
May 11, 2021
That earlier quip about polly being gone? · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Apr 23, 2021
Joke · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 16, 2021
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Jan 5, 2021
Play on words · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 12, 2020
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Down
Oct 7, 2020
Play on words · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 1, 2020
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Jun 24, 2020
Play on words · Evening Standard · 20 Down
May 15, 2020
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Mar 2, 2020
Puny bit of humour? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Feb 8, 2020
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Jan 16, 2020
Play on words · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jan 14, 2020
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Jan 6, 2020
Bit of wit · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Dec 11, 2019
As wit, may seem somewhat puny · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Nov 20, 2019
Play on words · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Oct 17, 2019
Play on words · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jul 23, 2019
A quiet bit of fun with words · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 10, 2019
Play on words · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jun 3, 2019
Amusingly, it sounds like something else! · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Apr 18, 2019
Play on words · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jan 4, 2019
Play on words · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Oct 11, 2018
Play on words · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 13, 2018
Play on words · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Aug 15, 2018
Play on words · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 5, 2018
The infamy of having it in for me? · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jun 14, 2018
Play on words · Evening Standard · 16 Across
May 30, 2018
Play on words · Evening Standard · 20 Down
May 7, 2018
Play on words · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Mar 14, 2018
A sort of joke, possibly up north · Evening Standard · 28 Across