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The Clue

Like old jokes (5 letter answer)

The Answer

STALE

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Notes

The answer STALE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

Related Clues

Banal
Commonplace
Flat
Fusty
Hackneyed
Insipid
Passé
Tired
Trite
Unappetizing
Used
Vapid
Days-old
Old hat
Out of condition
Played out
Tediously familiar
Too-familiar
Like some jokes
No longer fresh
Past its prime
Past the shelf date
Like some puns or buns
Like week-old bread
Like week-old doughnuts

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"