Brusque Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 07 Mar 2025

Showing 31 Matching Answers

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CURT
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Snippy, brusque, rudely briefCrossword Clue
Gruff dog starting to turnCrossword Clue
Rudely briefCrossword Clue
TerseCrossword Clue
Rudely terseCrossword Clue
Short, to the point of rudenessCrossword Clue
Short and sharpCrossword Clue
Rude sentry's edging away from royal greetingCrossword Clue
Rude sentrys edging away from royal greetingCrossword Clue

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TERSE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Short-spokenCrossword Clue
Short and to the pointCrossword Clue
Abruptly wordedCrossword Clue
SteerCrossword Clue
ClippedCrossword Clue
Like epigramsCrossword Clue
Hardly windy?Crossword Clue
ConciseCrossword Clue
Concisely wordedCrossword Clue
Eschewing loquacityCrossword Clue

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ABRUPT
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Out-of-the-blueCrossword Clue
Short fitting skirts nearly dryCrossword Clue
Fit to host just half of brunch — it's shortCrossword Clue
SuddenCrossword Clue
Short skirts in August? Bachelor extremely excited to be introducedCrossword Clue
Sudden, unexpectedCrossword Clue
Blunt — rudeCrossword Clue
A British metropolis has part for money? Thats suddenCrossword Clue

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GRUFF
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SternCrossword Clue
Blunt and crotchetyCrossword Clue
Surly Republican cutting through nonsenseCrossword Clue
Rough — brusqueCrossword Clue
Surly — rough-spokenCrossword Clue
Good frill thats starched is rather harshCrossword Clue
Romeo in bunk becoming surlyCrossword Clue
Brusque and surlyCrossword Clue
Surly Republican in bunkCrossword Clue
Crusty tripe sandwiches lead to revulsionCrossword Clue

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SHORT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like some storiesCrossword Clue
Not longCrossword Clue
"Vertically challenged"Crossword Clue
In the redCrossword Clue
WantingCrossword Clue
Unable to payCrossword Clue
"Only Murders in the Building" actor MartinCrossword Clue
Like hobbits and Oompa LoompasCrossword Clue
CurtCrossword Clue
"___ Skirt/Long Jacket" (2001 Cake song)Crossword Clue

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OFFHAND
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Casual worker's showing round fellowCrossword Clue
Casually inconsiderateCrossword Clue
Rotten worker, curtCrossword Clue
Casual, nonchalantCrossword Clue
Casual worker, unwell earlierCrossword Clue
Without thought for sick workerCrossword Clue
CasualCrossword Clue
Casually thoughtless or inconsiderateCrossword Clue
Casual worker appears after not workingCrossword Clue
Offensively nonchalantCrossword Clue

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BLUNT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rudely straightforwardCrossword Clue
UnsharpenedCrossword Clue
Untactful to a faultCrossword Clue
Hardly diplomaticCrossword Clue
Not sharp, as a pencil or knifeCrossword Clue
Pot holderCrossword Clue
Franks lacking a pointCrossword Clue
Alternative to a joint or spliffCrossword Clue
Unceremonious — dullCrossword Clue
Disconcertingly frankCrossword Clue

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HARSH
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Overly toughCrossword Clue
ScathingCrossword Clue
Like some criticism and winter weatherCrossword Clue
SevereCrossword Clue
Excessively negative, as criticismCrossword Clue
"You're being really critical"Crossword Clue
Rather severeCrossword Clue
AbrasiveCrossword Clue
InhospitableCrossword Clue

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RUDE
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
"Have some manners!"Crossword Clue
ImpoliteCrossword Clue
"The disrespect!"Crossword Clue
Ill-manneredCrossword Clue
UncouthCrossword Clue
Like talking with one's mouth fullCrossword Clue
Nasty and unexpectedCrossword Clue
Not at all politeCrossword Clue
Like cutting the lineCrossword Clue

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SNIPPY
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Leader of society, a bit cold and curtCrossword Clue
Short-temperedCrossword Clue
CurtCrossword Clue
Haughtily terseCrossword Clue

87%
BARK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Yap – round a tree?Crossword Clue
Obama withdrawing bill in clamourCrossword Clue
Chihuahua's alertCrossword Clue
Canine callCrossword Clue
Sycamore skin?Crossword Clue
Tree coveringCrossword Clue
It grows on treesCrossword Clue
What fills the Venn diagram of "dog" and "dogwood"Crossword Clue
Dog's soundCrossword Clue
Lab warningCrossword Clue

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BRIEF
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
*RecapCrossword Clue
Lawyer – dossier – surlyCrossword Clue
Written legal argumentCrossword Clue
ShortCrossword Clue
TerseCrossword Clue
26 19's fire once ignited in fictional schoolboyCrossword Clue
Legal write-upCrossword Clue
Short-livedCrossword Clue
Short and to the pointCrossword Clue
Short and sweetCrossword Clue

87%
CONGE
5 Letters

76%
CUTITSHORT
10 Letters

76%
GRUFFY
6 Letters

74%
SNAPPY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Smart – as a crocodile?Crossword Clue
Apt to biteCrossword Clue
Like good catchphrases and comebacksCrossword Clue
Irritable little son with something he needs changed?Crossword Clue
Crotchety sleeper perhaps welcoming kipCrossword Clue
Smart agent grabbing short sleepCrossword Clue
Quick — crossCrossword Clue
Quick, like a crocodile?Crossword Clue
Quick - like a photograph?Crossword Clue
Smart game to play outsideCrossword Clue

67%
SHORTLEG
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Why the limp position?Crossword Clue

65%
TERSESTRINGS
12 Letters

62%
ESPRESSOBARKING
15 Letters

62%
NUTSELIOT
9 Letters

61%
CURTSEY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gesture of respect abrupt? Certainly back to front!Crossword Clue
Bob Short? OK on reflection!Crossword Clue
Agreed to return after short dipCrossword Clue
Bobs short and oddly seedyCrossword Clue
Short lift certainly in slight bendCrossword Clue
Brief agreement raised as gesture of respectCrossword Clue
BobCrossword Clue
Bob is brusque and revolting, I agreeCrossword Clue
Certainly taken aback by abrupt gesture of respectCrossword Clue
Respectful bowCrossword Clue

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BARKS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Canine welcomesCrossword Clue
WoofsCrossword Clue
Dogs' soundsCrossword Clue
Boxers’ reactions to the bell?Crossword Clue
Seal soundsCrossword Clue
Pound soundsCrossword Clue
Says "hello" in dogspeak, perhapsCrossword Clue
Speaks sharplyCrossword Clue
Gives orders like a drill sergeantCrossword Clue
Shouts, as an orderCrossword Clue

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BROUGHTOUT
10 Letters

56%
TERSEST
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Setter's construction is most succinctCrossword Clue
Most conciseCrossword Clue
After disruption, setters most brusqueCrossword Clue
Most briefCrossword Clue
Least gassyCrossword Clue
Most conciseCrossword Clue
Most clippedCrossword Clue
Least likely to rambleCrossword Clue
Least windyCrossword Clue
Least longCrossword Clue

52%
BREASTBONE
10 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Item in trunk you are missing in British seaside resortCrossword Clue
Item in trunk you are missing in British seaside resortCrossword Clue
Part of skeleton of second animal maybe one found across river?Crossword Clue
Part of the skeleton absent or damaged - live without itCrossword Clue
Wicked stabber may land on oneCrossword Clue
Wicked stabber may land on oneCrossword Clue

52%
CURTSY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Formal greetingCrossword Clue
Woman’s respectful gestureCrossword Clue
Formal greetingCrossword Clue
Bow counterpartCrossword Clue
Bow’s kinCrossword Clue
BobCrossword Clue
Short words many ultimately used for formal greetingCrossword Clue
Womans greeting abrupt, extremely surlyCrossword Clue
Short, extremely seemly gestureCrossword Clue
Short, extremely seemly gestureCrossword Clue

52%
SHORTHEAD
9 Letters

48%
DOTERS
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Grandparents, to their grandkidsCrossword Clue
Grandparents, oftenCrossword Clue
Nanas, oftenCrossword Clue
Overly fond onesCrossword Clue

48%
RIOTERS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hooligans in carnival site saying little after dropping ecstasyCrossword Clue
Revolting peopleCrossword Clue
Revolting bunchCrossword Clue
Participants in a violent disturbance of the peaceCrossword Clue
Lawbreakers in US state destroyed storeCrossword Clue
They might be hosedCrossword Clue
Revolting groupCrossword Clue
Trait of the press occasionally exposing troublemakersCrossword Clue
Violent protesters initially roaring Tories outCrossword Clue
Traitor occasionally cut short troublemakersCrossword Clue

45%
BEVY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Large groupCrossword Clue
Large group of people or birdsCrossword Clue
DrinkCrossword Clue
Number of ladies drinkCrossword Clue
Large gathering of people with something in commonCrossword Clue
Bunch of beautiesCrossword Clue
Crowd can live with hollow victoryCrossword Clue
Crowd can live with hollow victoryCrossword Clue
Group of girls drink loudlyCrossword Clue
Victor seized by Turkish ruler quailsCrossword Clue

35%
CANNELLONI
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Big gun welcomes the Spanish student with starter of Italian pastaCrossword Clue
Pasta similar to manicottiCrossword Clue
Staff, embracing new lines, love return of popular pasta dishCrossword Clue
Staff, embracing new lines, love return of popular pasta dishCrossword Clue
Clergyman, one accepting Kings mistress as an exotic dishCrossword Clue
Cylindrical pastaCrossword Clue
Girl on island with container for pastaCrossword Clue
Girl visiting priest, one providing Italian foodCrossword Clue
Cylindrical stuffed pastaCrossword Clue
Endless recorded lines about Italy producing pastaCrossword Clue

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Showing 31 Matching Answers

CURT

9 RELATED CLUES

TERSE

10 RELATED CLUES

ABRUPT

8 RELATED CLUES

GRUFF

10 RELATED CLUES

SHORT

10 RELATED CLUES

OFFHAND

10 RELATED CLUES

BLUNT

10 RELATED CLUES

HARSH

9 RELATED CLUES

RUDE

9 RELATED CLUES

SNIPPY

4 RELATED CLUES

BARK

10 RELATED CLUES

BRIEF

10 RELATED CLUES

CONGE

CUTITSHORT

GRUFFY

SNAPPY

10 RELATED CLUES

SHORTLEG

1 RELATED CLUES

TERSESTRINGS

ESPRESSOBARKING

NUTSELIOT

CURTSEY

10 RELATED CLUES

BARKS

10 RELATED CLUES

BROUGHTOUT

TERSEST

10 RELATED CLUES

BREASTBONE

6 RELATED CLUES

CURTSY

10 RELATED CLUES

SHORTHEAD

DOTERS

4 RELATED CLUES

RIOTERS

10 RELATED CLUES

BEVY

10 RELATED CLUES

CANNELLONI

10 RELATED CLUES

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