| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TESTBANTER | Joking after a midterm? |
| HALFSERIOUSLY | In a semi-joking way |
| halfseriously | in a partially joking way |
| JOUSTKIDDING | Joking around at a medieval tournament? |
| joker | a person given to joking wag |
| WINKAT | Reassure that one's joking, in a way |
| fooled | Act in a joking, frivolous, or teasing way |
| fooling | Act in a joking, frivolous, or teasing way |
| OPRAH | "The next president," according to a probably joking George W. Bush |
| smileys | A symbol that, when viewed sideways, represents a smiling face, formed by the characters :-) and used in electronic communications to indicate that the writer is pleased or joking |
