Answer:

cornier

Answer	Crossword Clue
CORNIER	More banal, as a joke
CORNIER	More old-fashioned: Slang.
CORNIER	More trite

CORNIER	Triter
CORNIER	Less sophisticated
CORNIER	Less sophisticated, in a way
CORNIER	Less deserving of a laugh, say
CORNIER	More hokey, as a joke
CORNIER	Hokier
CORNIER	More unsophisticated

Crossword

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