Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Like an old joke (5 letter answer)
The Answer
STALE
Tags
Notes
The answer STALE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
Related Clues
Commonplace
Dated
Flat
Fusty
Hackneyed
Insipid
Overfamiliar
Overused
Passé
Tired
Trite
Unappetizing
Unoriginal
Vapid
Wheezy
Like chestnuts
Not fresh
Oft heard
Old and dry
Old hat
Old-hat
Out of condition
Played out
Stuffy, as air
Warmed-over
Kind of bread for crumbs
Kind of bread or joke
Like an old bialy
Like an old cigar
Like yesterday's bagels
No longer fresh
No longer in style
Past its prime
Several-days-old
Like Halloween candy in December
Definition
STALE as a verb:
1. urinate, of cattle and horses
STALE as an adjective:
1. showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"
2. (stale, dusty, moth-eaten) = lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"
3. (cold, stale) = no longer new; uninteresting; "cold (or stale) news"