Court clown

Latest answer — August 03, 2026

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This entertainer keeps the royal court laughing with jokes and jibes. 🤡

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Eugene Sheffer Crossword

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Across

  1. 1Gator’s kin
  2. 5Hiatus
  3. 8Dutch export
  4. 12Seized vehicle
  5. 13Essen exclamation
  6. 14“-- 18” (Uris novel)
  7. 15Eve’s man
  8. 16“Piece of cake!”
  9. 18Ravel piece
  10. 20Sculpted trunks
  11. 21Loony
  12. 23Gratuity
  13. 24Patsy
  14. 28Cabin components
  15. 31Crunchy sandwich
  16. 32Stag
  17. 34Dumpster critter
  18. 35Audubon subject
  19. 37Eggs order
  20. 39Ram’s mate
  21. 41Morays
  22. 42Secondhand deal
  23. 45Court clown
  24. 49Worry-free existence
  25. 51Prado display
  26. 52Squared
  27. 53Neither mate
  28. 54Desires
  29. 55-- -majesté
  30. 56Comics cry
  31. 57Pants part

Down

  1. 1Beach crawler
  2. 2Make over
  3. 3October birthstone
  4. 4Funny show
  5. 5Comedian/actress Janeane
  6. 6Perfect serve
  7. 7Excellent, in slang
  8. 8Chef Lagasse
  9. 9Migration of a sort
  10. 10To boot
  11. 11Baseball legend Willie
  12. 17Parking place
  13. 19Hindu hero
  14. 22Treasure stash
  15. 24Recede
  16. 25“Love Story” actress MacGraw
  17. 26Accents
  18. 27Automatic, as a reaction
  19. 29Krypton, for one
  20. 30Messy room
  21. 33Perry’s creator
  22. 36Johnson, aka “The Rock”
  23. 38Op-ed pieces
  24. 40Right angle
  25. 42Film spool
  26. 43Roof over- hang
  27. 44Bonn article
  28. 46Genealogy chart
  29. 47Sicilian peak
  30. 48Kick back
  31. 50Nemesis

The answer to “Court clown” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is JESTER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 3, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 45-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Court clown” answer

JESTER (6 letters)

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Why the answer is JESTER

This entertainer keeps the royal court laughing with jokes and jibes. 🤡

What does JESTER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of JESTER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a professional joker or ‘fool’ at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock sceptre

When else has “Court clown” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 3, 2026 (most recent) → JESTER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Court clown”?

The answer is JESTER, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 3, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Court clown”?

6 letters: JESTER.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 3, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 45-Across.

Can “Court clown” have a different answer?

Yes — Eugene Sheffer sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Eugene Sheffer answers?

The full grid for August 3, 2026 is on the Eugene Sheffer answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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