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NYT Daily • August 24, 2025

Response to a routine delivery?

Answer:

HAHA

Hint:

What you might text back when someone sends you a joke that’s been around for years.

Explanation:

This clue plays on the double meaning of "delivery." In comedy, a "delivery" refers to how a joke is told, and a "routine" is a stand-up comedian's set. So a "response to a routine delivery" isn’t about mail—it’s the audience’s laughter, often written as "HAHA" for short. The humor comes from treating a comedy term like a literal package arrival.

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