Old joke starts to get embarrassing, so delete — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Old joke starts to get embarrassing, so delete”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 29th Apr 2010. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Old joke starts to get embarrassing, so delete” is EXPUNGE (7 letters).
We last saw “Old joke starts to get embarrassing, so delete” in Guardian Cryptic on 29th Apr 2010.
The 7-letter answer for “Old joke starts to get embarrassing, so delete” is EXPUNGE.
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