Burlesque Crossword Clue

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PARODY
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Even? Odd? Not even close to equality? That’s a travestyCrossword Clue
SpoofCrossword Clue
Send-upCrossword Clue
Take-offCrossword Clue
Take off money earned outside of barCrossword Clue
Staff must split wages? Thats a mockeryCrossword Clue
Imitative play every other playroom dayCrossword Clue
Travesty, staff splitting wagesCrossword Clue

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TRAVESTY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MockeryCrossword Clue
___ of justice: case that makes a mockery of the courtCrossword Clue
CaricatureCrossword Clue
Burlesque party in back of downright dingy venueCrossword Clue
Salver carrying underwear - mockeryCrossword Clue
Sham essay about avenue meeting streetCrossword Clue
Ridicule essay describing a life preserverCrossword Clue
Attempt to grab a bit of underwear in burlesqueCrossword Clue
Ridicule loud tea party next to filthy placeCrossword Clue
Attempt to hide an undergarment in farceCrossword Clue

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APE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chimpanzee, e.gCrossword Clue
Tailless simianCrossword Clue
Big primateCrossword Clue
Hominidae memberCrossword Clue
Hairy Halloween costumeCrossword Clue
Donkey Kong, for oneCrossword Clue
Primate with no tailCrossword Clue
Great beastCrossword Clue
Go ___ overCrossword Clue
Primate without a tailCrossword Clue

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COMICAL
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Silly inflammatory stuff, admitting Im turning ConservativeCrossword Clue
Funny mineral found in mountain passCrossword Clue
Funny business with claim being falsifiedCrossword Clue
Company claim turns out funnyCrossword Clue
Funny black stuff coating item used by stand-up?Crossword Clue
Witty colonel drinking mineralCrossword Clue
Absurd, flaky stuff occurring during depressionCrossword Clue
Throw speakers aid into burner, causing scream?Crossword Clue
Amusing column about flaky mineralCrossword Clue

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FARCE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The film "Airplane!," e.gCrossword Clue
Ludicrous displayCrossword Clue
A long way to church, a ridiculous situationCrossword Clue
“Noises Off,” e.gCrossword Clue
Absurdist comedyCrossword Clue
Zany comedyCrossword Clue
Ridiculous showCrossword Clue
Style of theatrical comedyCrossword Clue
Ridiculous displayCrossword Clue
Screwball comedyCrossword Clue

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SATIRE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Genre for "The Thanksgiving Play"Crossword Clue
Biting pieceCrossword Clue
Swift specialtyCrossword Clue
Swift work?Crossword Clue
Parody, sayCrossword Clue
“Animal Farm,” e.gCrossword Clue
Much political humorCrossword Clue
The Onion's genreCrossword Clue
Reductress genreCrossword Clue
ClickHole genreCrossword Clue

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SENDUP
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
ParodyCrossword Clue
Start on satire, finish making lampoonCrossword Clue
Skits eventually turn out to be a parodyCrossword Clue
SatiriseCrossword Clue

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CARICATURE
10 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Cartoonish portraitCrossword Clue
Sketchy boardwalk offering?Crossword Clue
Likeness of a person exaggerated for comic effectCrossword Clue
Ridicule about religious instruction upset curateCrossword Clue
Remedy limiting reckless air act is parodyCrossword Clue
Coach manipulated a uretic travestyCrossword Clue
Accurate image initially distorted - thats about right!Crossword Clue
Comical likeness of one mad curateCrossword Clue

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MOCK
4 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
FalseCrossword Clue
Make fun ofCrossword Clue
ImitationCrossword Clue
Tudor, orange or examinationCrossword Clue
FauxCrossword Clue
DerideCrossword Clue

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REVUE
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Variety showCrossword Clue
"Sondheim on Sondheim," e.gCrossword Clue
Series of sketchesCrossword Clue
Show with songs and sketchesCrossword Clue
Cabaret, e.gCrossword Clue
Variety show with skits and songsCrossword Clue
Light show?Crossword Clue

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TAKEOFF
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Become airborneCrossword Clue
Leave ... or what to do as you enter the answer to the previous clueCrossword Clue
Quickly leave launch stripCrossword Clue
Mimic in an amusing wayCrossword Clue
DeductCrossword Clue

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BOAS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fluffy accessoriesCrossword Clue
Feathery accessoriesCrossword Clue
Feathery accessoriesCrossword Clue
Feathery scarvesCrossword Clue
Long, fluffy scarvesCrossword Clue
Some tree snakesCrossword Clue
Feathery wrapsCrossword Clue
Feathery scarvesCrossword Clue
Some stock in the exotic pet tradeCrossword Clue
Constricting snakesCrossword Clue

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SKIT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Short routineCrossword Clue
Bit of camp entertainmentCrossword Clue
Comedy sketchCrossword Clue
Sketch performanceCrossword Clue
Short playCrossword Clue
Piece of improvCrossword Clue
Small dramaCrossword Clue
Part of a sketch showCrossword Clue
"S.N.L." segmentCrossword Clue
"Saturday Night Live" segmentCrossword Clue

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LAMPOON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SpoofCrossword Clue
Mock light with ring attachedCrossword Clue
ParodyCrossword Clue
Criticize through satireCrossword Clue
Send upCrossword Clue
Burlesque item lit up by old nurse with nothing onCrossword Clue
Swimming-pool man to take off?Crossword Clue
Light bagel on skewerCrossword Clue
SatiriseCrossword Clue
mockeryCrossword Clue

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APING
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CopyingCrossword Clue
Imitating sound of mobile phone alert?Crossword Clue
ParrotingCrossword Clue
Acting likeCrossword Clue
ImitatingCrossword Clue
Making an impression?Crossword Clue
CopyingCrossword Clue
Copying what a microwave might produceCrossword Clue
Copying a high-pitched soundCrossword Clue
ImitatingCrossword Clue

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BOA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Feathery accessoryCrossword Clue
Fluffy accessoryCrossword Clue
Stole from a show?Crossword Clue
Bit of drag attireCrossword Clue
Serpentine creatureCrossword Clue
Constricting snakeCrossword Clue
___ constrictorCrossword Clue
Fluffy neckwearCrossword Clue
Feathery wrapCrossword Clue
Drag accessoryCrossword Clue

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BRA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Supportive undergarmentCrossword Clue
Garment that may have a claspCrossword Clue
Wacoal undergarmentCrossword Clue
"Longest ___ chain," 2019 Guinness feat set by a cancer awareness cause (196,000+ items, 120+ miles)Crossword Clue
Undergarment itemCrossword Clue
Lingerie itemCrossword Clue
Sports ___Crossword Clue
Lingerie itemCrossword Clue
Garment that might have claspsCrossword Clue
Natori Feathers garmentCrossword Clue

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CORIO
5 Letters

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DOGGEREL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Comical poetryCrossword Clue
PoetryCrossword Clue
Bank on foreign articles drivel?Crossword Clue
Bank on foreign article's drivel?Crossword Clue
Bank on the Spanish producing comic verseCrossword Clue
Crude verseCrossword Clue
Good government has merely to disregard outsiders and follow party linesCrossword Clue
Good government has merely to disregard outsiders and follow party linesCrossword Clue
Nonsense in banks vacuous emailCrossword Clue
Note empty gag before long humorous verseCrossword Clue

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ECYSIASTS
9 Letters

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FANDANCE
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Alluring display to stimulate hosts and discontented clienteleCrossword Clue
Erotic show is loud and a pole and cage is hollowCrossword Clue

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FANDANCERS
10 Letters

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FEATHERBOA
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Campy photo booth accessoryCrossword Clue
It's a wrapCrossword Clue
Flamboyant neckwearCrossword Clue

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GRIND
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Do a millworker or barista's job, maybeCrossword Clue
Crush first bits of grapefruit, rendering into nice dishCrossword Clue
Getting name into network is drudgeryCrossword Clue
Pulverize, as peppercornsCrossword Clue
Network infiltrated by New LabourCrossword Clue
Coffee machine settingCrossword Clue
Work hardCrossword Clue
DrudgeryCrossword Clue
What pepper mills doCrossword Clue
Work long and hardCrossword Clue

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GRINDER
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Smile expensive when losing a toothCrossword Clue
Smile, looking embarrassed, showing up toothCrossword Clue
Smile, looking embarrassed, showing up toothCrossword Clue
Smile, darling, although missing a toothCrossword Clue
Tooth powder manufacturerCrossword Clue

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GSTRING
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Skimpy underwear item is a bit of a fiddleCrossword Clue
*Skimpy undergarmentCrossword Clue
*Minimal bikini bottomCrossword Clue
Bit of attire that shares its name with part of a musical instrumentCrossword Clue
Strip in a strip clubCrossword Clue
Air on the ___, Wilhelmj's arrangement of BachCrossword Clue
Part of a guitar that also names something you can wearCrossword Clue
Motioning to leave EU? This is very revealingCrossword Clue
Burlesque show wearCrossword Clue
Stripper's bottom line?Crossword Clue

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GSTRINGS
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
No one 20 calls for minimal underwearCrossword Clue
They might give notes for performers in underwearCrossword Clue
Revealing gear, things which are 12Crossword Clue
Almost nothing on?Crossword Clue
They're touched on necks behind showersCrossword Clue
D neighbors on most guitarsCrossword Clue
D neighbors on most guitarsCrossword Clue

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MINSKY
6 Letters

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PIES
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fruit-filled dessertsCrossword Clue
Dishes made at bakeries and pizzeriasCrossword Clue
Baked confectionsCrossword Clue
Many Thanksgiving dessertsCrossword Clue
Desserts with crimped crustsCrossword Clue
Sweet potato dessertsCrossword Clue
Certain pastriesCrossword Clue
"Waitress" and "Sweeney Todd" propsCrossword Clue
Crusty baked goodsCrossword Clue
Blueberry dessertsCrossword Clue

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RUNWAY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Where to walk the walk?Crossword Clue
Where to walk the walk?Crossword Clue
Landing strip at an airportCrossword Clue
Fashion show stageCrossword Clue
Place for a working modelCrossword Clue
Model's sashaying pathCrossword Clue
One in flight essentially leaving taxi hereCrossword Clue
Unwary Crackers strip for modelsCrossword Clue
Landing stripCrossword Clue
Escapee lacking a place to take offCrossword Clue

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SKITS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Plays for laughsCrossword Clue
Short comedic performancesCrossword Clue
Short comedy piecesCrossword Clue
Comical routines in a school talent showCrossword Clue
Funny sketchesCrossword Clue
Short comedy bitsCrossword Clue
Comic sketchesCrossword Clue
Revue segmentsCrossword Clue
"S.N.L." routinesCrossword Clue
Things at camp that can be campCrossword Clue

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STRIP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ steakCrossword Clue
Bacon unitCrossword Clue
Take offCrossword Clue
Cartoonist's creationCrossword Clue
Piece of baconCrossword Clue
Take it all offCrossword Clue
Bacon pieceCrossword Clue
Second journey to get identifying outfitCrossword Clue
Word before "poker" or after "Mobius"Crossword Clue
Lose the threads?Crossword Clue

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STRIPPERS
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Pole stars?Crossword Clue
Their act is hardly a put-onCrossword Clue

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STRIPSHOW
9 Letters

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STRIPTEASE
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Takeoff in pole position, perhaps?Crossword Clue
It provocatively reveals band drinks last of moonshineCrossword Clue
Entertainment as pretties become naughty …Crossword Clue
Entertainment as pretties become naughtyCrossword Clue
Earl Grey and others entertained by band - exciting show?Crossword Clue
1996 Demi Moore film ... and a hint to how four puzzle answers were createdCrossword Clue
Entertainment offered by naughty priest carrying drinks?Crossword Clue
Entertainment offered by naughty priest carrying drinks?Crossword Clue
Bar allows drinks during revealing performanceCrossword Clue
Band bringing in drinks for floor show?Crossword Clue

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STRIPTTARTIST
13 Letters

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TASSELS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mortarboard adornmentsCrossword Clue
Graduation cap adornmentsCrossword Clue
Curtain danglersCrossword Clue
Mortarboard attachmentsCrossword Clue
Fez danglersCrossword Clue
Fringe elementsCrossword Clue
Cornstalk toppersCrossword Clue
Temperature rating cut by half around large decorationsCrossword Clue
Hanging decorations of threads gathered at the topCrossword Clue
Mortarboard attachmentsCrossword Clue

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TOPBANANAS
10 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Bosses get the best handsCrossword Clue
Head honchosCrossword Clue
Outdo frantic bigwigsCrossword Clue
KingpinsCrossword Clue
Bosses putting hand under jumper?Crossword Clue
Vaudeville headlinersCrossword Clue

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STRIPTEASES
11 Letters

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BAWDYBUILDING
13 Letters

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ACT
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Play a part in a playCrossword Clue
Play part, or play a partCrossword Clue
"You're a tough ___ to follow!"Crossword Clue
"___ your age!"Crossword Clue
Bring characters to life on stageCrossword Clue
Perform a monologueCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue
Perform in "Redwood"Crossword Clue
Drama divisionCrossword Clue
Play, or part of a playCrossword Clue

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COMEDIANSTRIP
13 Letters

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FANDANCES
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Spanish Steps short of energy dry up — entertainment, barely?Crossword Clue

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GYPSYROSELOO
12 Letters

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PRAT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Newcastle ninnyCrossword Clue
British nitwitCrossword Clue
Start to fall?Crossword Clue
Lead-in to fallCrossword Clue
Fool taking role inwardly confusedCrossword Clue
Nincompoop, in NottinghamCrossword Clue
Ninny, in British slangCrossword Clue
Twit, to a BritCrossword Clue
Idiot, in BritspeakCrossword Clue
Brit twitCrossword Clue

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SENDUPS
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
ParodiesCrossword Clue
ParodiesCrossword Clue
Dispatch courier to deliver caricaturesCrossword Clue
"Saturday Night Live" specialtiesCrossword Clue

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STARESANDSTRIPS
15 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Makes eye contact before undressing?Crossword Clue

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TRAPDOOR
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Secret exit in some magic showsCrossword Clue
Opening in a floor – kind of spiderCrossword Clue
Stage opening, perhapsCrossword Clue
Secret exit, maybeCrossword Clue
Feature of a magician's stageCrossword Clue
Review cross section making exit from stageCrossword Clue
Review cross section making exit from stageCrossword Clue
Prop that enabled Houdini to "walk through" a brick wallCrossword Clue
After role reversal, Dr. has nothing, nothing for escape hatchCrossword Clue
Cross section pulled back to reveal hidden entranceCrossword Clue

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MOCKHEROIC
10 Letters

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CHARIVARI
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Daily help for refs welcomed by ones producing match-day serenadeCrossword Clue
Rich fools about to suppress a competitor mostly in racketCrossword Clue
Big noise in sedan with one delayed going over statesCrossword Clue
Endless charades (one variety) I parade before the newlywedsCrossword Clue
Tea with one Indian musician coming back for a noisy celebrationCrossword Clue
Daily covers match, shortly one faces rough musicCrossword Clue
Din confused arch rival briefly, I gatheredCrossword Clue
Toast controversial match official in 11, causing rumpusCrossword Clue
Unkempt vicar having tousled hair causes a racketCrossword Clue
Vicar with hair restyled for noisy wedding partyCrossword Clue

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ENDUP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Become, eventuallyCrossword Clue
Become, eventuallyCrossword Clue
Eventually becomeCrossword Clue
Stop over is where you arrive eventuallyCrossword Clue
LandCrossword Clue
Eventually becomeCrossword Clue
Turn outCrossword Clue
Ultimately becomeCrossword Clue
Finish (as)Crossword Clue
Finish eg trifle, extremely nice after turnoverCrossword Clue

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MIMICRY
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Act of imitationCrossword Clue
ImitationCrossword Clue
Performance by a parrot repeating note and shoutCrossword Clue
Dirty clothing Mike is taking offCrossword Clue
Copying operatic heroine, wailCrossword Clue
To begin with, many (one thousand and one) plead for an imitationCrossword Clue
ImitationCrossword Clue
Mockingbird's forteCrossword Clue

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SKITTLES
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
"Taste the rainbow" candyCrossword Clue
Kilts set in motion as they get sent flying in alleysCrossword Clue
Bowling gameCrossword Clue
Models like traveling around wearing short and sexy tops - theyre colourful and sweetCrossword Clue
Son likes playing, keeping dry in gameCrossword Clue
Parody the French after tense gameCrossword Clue
Game played in an alleyCrossword Clue
NinepinsCrossword Clue

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UNDERTAKE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Begin to drive dangerously?Crossword Clue
Begin to drive dangerously?Crossword Clue
Accept responsibility of arranging funeral?Crossword Clue
Promise to go with you to the grave, perhapsCrossword Clue
Set about receiving opinionCrossword Clue
Try and receive insufficient money?Crossword Clue
Less than regular parts of track we tackleCrossword Clue
Less than regular parts of track we tackleCrossword Clue
Set about what indisciplined motorway driver might do?Crossword Clue
Less than appropriate promiseCrossword Clue

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DITA
4 Letters

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CYR
3 Letters

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CHOPPER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Police officer bagging husbands axeCrossword Clue
Axe policeman for smuggling heroinCrossword Clue
Policeman keeping hot butchers requirementCrossword Clue
Husband getting in metal flying machineCrossword Clue
Husband getting in metal flying machineCrossword Clue
HelicopterCrossword Clue
Helicopter crews first jumperCrossword Clue
Hard to penetrate metal - heres an axeCrossword Clue
Policeman circling hospital in helicopterCrossword Clue
Policeman seizes Hungarian leader's weaponCrossword Clue

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SLEEKIT
7 Letters

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BLUE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DownCrossword Clue
One of the Chicago Cubs' team colorsCrossword Clue
Word after "baby" or "powder"Crossword Clue
The "B" in Roy G. BivCrossword Clue
Smurf-coloredCrossword Clue
First-place ribbon color, oftenCrossword Clue
Toronto -->Crossword Clue
Despondent: tending to vote DemocratCrossword Clue
Babe the ___ OxCrossword Clue
Jeff Bezos’s space exploration companyCrossword Clue

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BODYPART
8 Letters

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SATIRISE
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Mock one rebel, having posed firstCrossword Clue
Mock one rebel, having posed firstCrossword Clue
Ridicule? See it as retrograde and rebelCrossword Clue
Lampoon social evils advanceCrossword Clue

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SATIE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
French composer ErikCrossword Clue
French composer who influenced Ravel and DebussyCrossword Clue
“Vexations” composerCrossword Clue
Composer protested after changing direction ultimatelyCrossword Clue
"Socrate" composerCrossword Clue
"Gymnopédies" composerCrossword Clue
"Socrate" composerCrossword Clue
“Vexations” composerCrossword Clue
“Prélude d’Eginhard” composerCrossword Clue
French composer who influenced RavelCrossword Clue

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SKIBOOT
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Winter gear with lots of bucklesCrossword Clue
Shoe secured with a clickCrossword Clue
Shoe secured with a clickCrossword Clue
Item of winter gear with multiple strapsCrossword Clue
Item of winter gear with multiple strapsCrossword Clue

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SUGARBABIES
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Candy-coated caramels in a yellow packageCrossword Clue

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LILISTCYR
9 Letters

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Showing 65 Matching Answers

PARODY

8 RELATED CLUES

TRAVESTY

10 RELATED CLUES

APE

10 RELATED CLUES

COMICAL

9 RELATED CLUES

FARCE

10 RELATED CLUES

SATIRE

10 RELATED CLUES

SENDUP

4 RELATED CLUES

CARICATURE

8 RELATED CLUES

MOCK

6 RELATED CLUES

REVUE

7 RELATED CLUES

TAKEOFF

5 RELATED CLUES

BOAS

10 RELATED CLUES

SKIT

10 RELATED CLUES

LAMPOON

10 RELATED CLUES

APING

10 RELATED CLUES

BOA

10 RELATED CLUES

BRA

10 RELATED CLUES

CORIO

DOGGEREL

10 RELATED CLUES

ECYSIASTS

FANDANCE

2 RELATED CLUES

FANDANCERS

FEATHERBOA

3 RELATED CLUES

GRIND

10 RELATED CLUES

GRINDER

5 RELATED CLUES

GSTRING

10 RELATED CLUES

GSTRINGS

7 RELATED CLUES

MINSKY

PIES

10 RELATED CLUES

RUNWAY

10 RELATED CLUES

SKITS

10 RELATED CLUES

STRIP

10 RELATED CLUES

STRIPPERS

2 RELATED CLUES

STRIPSHOW

STRIPTEASE

10 RELATED CLUES

STRIPTTARTIST

TASSELS

10 RELATED CLUES

TOPBANANAS

6 RELATED CLUES

STRIPTEASES

BAWDYBUILDING

ACT

10 RELATED CLUES

COMEDIANSTRIP

FANDANCES

1 RELATED CLUES

GYPSYROSELOO