Poke fun at Crossword Clue

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RIB

(3 letters)

JEER

(4 letters)

TWIT

(4 letters)

JAB

(3 letters)

JAPE

(4 letters)

TAUNT

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. disentangle and raise the fibers of
2. ruffle (one’s hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
(noun)
1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
2. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

POKE (verb)
1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
2. poke or thrust abruptly
POKE (noun)
1. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
2. tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
FUN (noun)
1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing
2. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

RIB
(3 letters)
JEER
(4 letters)
TWIT
(4 letters)
JAB
(3 letters)
JAPE
(4 letters)
TAUNT
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
SETAE

More Newsday Crossword (8/3/2025) Answers

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20. Shady area

21. Fictional Doone

22. Greek vowels

23. Arab world leader

24. Slangy cash

25. Hotel staffers

26. Leftover portion

27. Half a fluid oz.

28. "The Gold Bug" author

29. __ Christi, TX

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32. Eat like a hen

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35. Hang loose

36. Hang loose

37. Don’t ask me!

38. Was able to

40. Game tile

42. Rowboat implement

43. Graphic design deg.

46. Good Grief

47. Mass __ (trains and buses)

48. Directional suffix

49. Muslim cleric

50. Main purpose

51. Sets, as a trap

52. Stopped for now

54. Fountain of Rome

55. Dog category

56. Olympic sword

57. Facial sniffer

58. Secured at a pier

59. Raspy

61. Took, as a bus

64. Washbowls

67. Admin. aide

71. Oven accessory

72. 1-800-FLOWERS rival

75. Draw __ in the sand

76. Snipe's cousin

78. Celebratory nights

79. Consist of

80. Spy in 25+ films

81. Police officer

82. Glacial periods

84. Sheer joy

85. Sound of fright

86. Moody music genre

87. Ready to be assembled

88. Emperor, for instance

89. *Show embarrassment

92. Euro coin

93. Housetop room

95. More shabby

97. Writes hurriedly

98. Liberties

101. Very short putts

102. GM category

103. Utah ski resort

104. Plenty

105. Mineral in geodes

106. Marathon measures

108. New Mexico art center

109. Make mention of

110. More cagy

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114. Ranchers' roundups

115. Silly mistake, in slang

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Down

1. Looks intently

2. Mexican ancestor

3. Automaker's test device

4. How some winds flow

5. Laundry room machine

6. Licorice flavoring

7. Waterproof canvas

8. My name is …

9. Painting crew's sheets

10. Paperless reading

11. Boot bottom

12. "___-la-la"

13. Nut in cookies

14. Sandpaper specification

15. Pounding tool

16. Not deserved

17. Out of fashion

19. Slow down

29. Scotland's __ terrier

31. June honoree

32. Toxic substance

33. Weather-altering current

34. Piece of lumber

36. Alphabetic trio

37. Yuletide song

38. Put a covering on

39. The Buckeye State

41. Desert havens

44. Best-liked, informally

45. In the heart of

47. Spanish appetizers

49. Pants presser

51. Sierra ___ (Liberia neighbor)

53. "Jingle Bells" preposition

54. Tugboat sounds

58. Doles (out)

59. Hound's __ legs

60. Musical gift

62. Greek vowel

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66. Job for a plumber

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69. Classified

70. Many seventh graders

72. Autumnal display

73. Shade source

74. Woodland creature

76. Promising newbie

77. Sitting atop

81. Relinquishes formally

83. Back, on a boat

84. Mentor's advice

88. Map app suggestion: Abbr.

90. Prepped for publication

91. Cafe patrons

95. Hidden supply

96. Big raptor

97. Derby Day drink

98. Emergency kit light

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102. Tall cylindrical structure

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107. Pig's place

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