Bit of banter
The crossword clue "Bit of banter" is answered by JEST, a 4-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
JEST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the JEST answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for JEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by JEST, most used first.
- "Surely you ___!" - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
- Kid around - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Witty remark - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Witticism - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Joke around - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Kid - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Joke - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
- Fun - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
- Clown around - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Wisecrack - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
- Quip - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Make jokes - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Prank - used 8 times, most recently in 2003
- Be less than serious - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Gag - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Tiny bit - IOTA, used 286 times
- Teeny bit - IOTA, used 93 times
- Open a bit - AJAR, used 84 times
- Bit - IOTA, used 80 times
- Wee bit - IOTA, used 79 times
- Little bit - IOTA, used 76 times
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