Pun or gag

The answer to “Pun or gag” in the The Telegraph Quick crossword is JOKE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on August 9, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 5-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.

“Pun or gag” answer

JOKE (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is JOKE.

What does JOKE mean?

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

When else has “Pun or gag” appeared?

The Telegraph Quick 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 9, 2026 (most recent) → JOKE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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