Groan inducer
The crossword clue "Groan inducer" is answered by PUN, a 3-letter entry. Used 33 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PUN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PUN answer page.
Used 33 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DADJOKE (1 uses in xd)
- PUNSTER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PUN
Every other clue in this collection answered by PUN, most used first.
- Play on words - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
- Bit of wordplay - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
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