| ROCKSTARGET | The butt of Chris's jokes? |
| HEELS | Parts of the body synonymous with Achilles; the butts of loaves of bread; or, rinds of cheeses (5) |
| LAUGHINGSTOCK | Supply of hyenas is the butt of jokes (8,5) |
| MOTHERSINLAW | Relatives at the bar perhaps - the butt of married men's jokes (7-2-3) |
| STOOGE | Actor who feeds lines to a comedian and is typically the butt of the jokes (6) |
| ABERDEEN | Tangled beard the butt of joke, leading to extremes of emotion in the North-east (8) |
| STRAIGHTMEN | They are the butt of comedians' jokes (8,3) |
| BARRELOFLAUGHS | The butt of jokes |
| ODIE | Dog who is often the butt of Garfield's jokes |
| STRAIGHTMAN | He's the butt of many jokes |
| STOOGED | Served as the butt of jokes |
| URANUS | Planet that's the butt of many jokes |
| ARSE | The butt of a British comedian's jokes? |
| ROASTED | Made the butt of many jokes |
| PANTALOON | In pantomime, an absurd old man, the butt of the clown's tricks (9) |
| MOTHERINLAW | Woman worked with Hitler, the butt of many jokes (6,2,3) |
| THEFIRSTOFAPRIL | A time for selecting the butt of jokes (3,5,2,5) |
| TARGET | A buckler or small round shield; or, an object with concentric rings used as a butt for shooting at, hence a word for the butt of criticism or ridicule (6) |
| PUNJAB | Unfinished old capital is the butt of Indian state (6) |
| ROACH | Rolled card forming the butt of a spliff (5) |
