Historical clue formulations

• Practical joke — 2025-09-15
• Kind of joke … or a response to a really bad one — 2025-07-06
• Comedy bit — 2025-03-05
• Joke — 2024-08-22
• Comedic bit — 2023-12-01
• [barf] — 2023-07-09
• ___ order — 2022-04-08
• Shut up — 2021-09-23
• ___ order — 2020-04-19
• Part of a strip — 2020-03-15
• Kind of gift — 2019-11-27
• Word with reel or rule — 2018-09-15
• Practical joke — 2018-06-26
• Bit of a comic — 2018-04-03
• [This tastes awful!] — 2018-02-06
• Silence — 2017-09-29
• [That is so disgusting!] — 2016-06-08
• Kind of gift — 2016-06-05
• Shtick bit — 2015-09-24
• React to a stench, maybe — 2015-07-29
• ___ reel (outtake collection) — 2015-04-22
• Dribble glass, e.g. — 2015-02-01
• Joke — 2014-07-28
• Inhibiter of free speech — 2014-01-18
• React with extreme disgust — 2012-11-06
• Conversation stopper — 2011-11-20
• Handkerchief stuffed in the mouth, e.g. — 2011-08-22
• [blech!] — 2011-03-20
• Kind of gift — 2011-02-22
• Shut up — 2011-02-19
• [That's awful!] — 2010-12-05
• Stand-up staple — 2010-07-25
• [Yuck ... that's awful!] — 2009-10-25
• Shut up — 2009-08-14
• [Awful!] — 2009-05-24
• Squirting flower or dribble glass — 2009-01-01
• Respond to a really bad joke, maybe — 2008-02-11
• Prankster's bit — 2007-06-26
• Bit of a comic — 2006-08-13
• Joke or choke — 2006-05-23
• Skit part — 2005-11-13
• [That's awful!] — 2005-07-10
• Comic's bit — 2003-12-15
• Pre-April 1 purchase — 2003-03-31
• Not swallow easily — 2003-03-04
• Comedian's bit — 2002-12-30
• [Awful!] — 2002-07-14
• Funny bit — 2002-03-21
• [That's awful!] — 2001-02-01
• Kind of law or order — 2000-02-17