Pithy Crossword Clue

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TERSE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SuccinctCrossword Clue
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

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LACONIC
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Using few wordsCrossword Clue
Brief left in charge defends a criminalCrossword Clue
Succinct, terseCrossword Clue
CurtCrossword Clue
Terse US city conservative in chargeCrossword Clue
TerseCrossword Clue
Short, lacy or nice bottoms off?Crossword Clue
SuccinctCrossword Clue
Brief is civil taking on criminalCrossword Clue
Saying few words, the French Commander-in-Chief holding onCrossword Clue

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CONCISE
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Short and sweetCrossword Clue
Involving few wordsCrossword Clue
Short and to the pointCrossword Clue
Brief and to the pointCrossword Clue
To the pointCrossword Clue
Brief but pertinentCrossword Clue
Abridged, perhapsCrossword Clue
AbridgedCrossword Clue

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TOTHEPOINT
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Small drink before suggestion about record, nothing relevantCrossword Clue
AppositeCrossword Clue

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MEATY
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Thought-provokingCrossword Clue
Like material you can sink your teeth intoCrossword Clue
Like Bolognese sauceCrossword Clue
SubstantialCrossword Clue
Substantial, as an acting roleCrossword Clue
Like BologneseCrossword Clue
Providing a lot to think aboutCrossword Clue
Full of substanceCrossword Clue

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ADAGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Laughter is the best medicine," e.gCrossword Clue
Metaphorical words of wisdomCrossword Clue
SawCrossword Clue
"Practice makes perfect," for oneCrossword Clue
"The early bird gets the worm," for oneCrossword Clue
Pithy bit of wisdomCrossword Clue
Wise sayingCrossword Clue
Sage sayingCrossword Clue
"A rolling stone gathers no moss," e.gCrossword Clue
SayingCrossword Clue

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ADSLOGAN
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
"Obey your thirst" or "Got milk?"Crossword Clue
Catchy pitchCrossword Clue
End of a plug, oftenCrossword Clue
"Just do it" or "Got milk?"Crossword Clue
"Just do it" or "I'm lovin' it"Crossword Clue

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APHORISM
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Maxim of a government department adopted by solid typeCrossword Clue
Saw mishap or confusionCrossword Clue
Maxim about mishap involving goldCrossword Clue
Maxim about mishap involving goldCrossword Clue
Saw cenotaph... Or is memorial covered?Crossword Clue
Saw a head of state outside house, having gentleman aroundCrossword Clue
Saw house in Paris designed by FrenchmanCrossword Clue
Brief pithy sayingCrossword Clue
Saw soldiers involved in terrible mishapCrossword Clue
Partial metaphor is misplaced in a maximCrossword Clue

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APHORIST
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Pithy speaker tense going round pubCrossword Clue

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APOTHEGM
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Saw a professional sacrificing rook against the grandmasterCrossword Clue
Witty saying - a top gem constructed with humour primarilyCrossword Clue

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AXIOM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Statement of truthCrossword Clue
Self-evident truthCrossword Clue
Saying that goes without sayingCrossword Clue
Self-evident truthCrossword Clue
Accepted propositionCrossword Clue
"What goes up must come down," e.gCrossword Clue
x + y = y + x, e.gCrossword Clue
This is a givenCrossword Clue
Proposition assumed to be trueCrossword Clue
TruismCrossword Clue

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COMPACTCARPS
12 Letters

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EPIGRAM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The truth is rarely pure and never simple, sayCrossword Clue
Clever quipCrossword Clue
Witty sayingCrossword Clue
Recollection of horse eating pork — is that witty?Crossword Clue
QuipCrossword Clue
English farm animals causing witty commentCrossword Clue
Pithy remarkCrossword Clue
Saw European hog with a male sheepCrossword Clue
Horse rears, carrying glutton making witty remarkCrossword Clue
Saying English slob is on strikeCrossword Clue

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GNOME
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Garden party?Crossword Clue
Yard decoration with a beardCrossword Clue
Bearded garden figureCrossword Clue
Garden figurine in a pointy hatCrossword Clue
Bearded lawn decorationCrossword Clue
Garden ornament that may have a pointed hatCrossword Clue
Red-hatted figure in Travelocity adsCrossword Clue
Bearded garden figurineCrossword Clue
Bearded garden figurineCrossword Clue
Garden statue with a pointy hatCrossword Clue

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MAXIMS
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Wounds covering cross gnomesCrossword Clue
"Better safe than sorry" and othersCrossword Clue
Certain racy magazinesCrossword Clue
Certain racy magazinesCrossword Clue

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MEATS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Charcuterie assortmentCrossword Clue
"We have the ___!": Arby's sloganCrossword Clue
Duck, beef, etcCrossword Clue
"We have the ___" (Arby's slogan)Crossword Clue
Pork and turkey, for twoCrossword Clue
Beef and porkCrossword Clue
Deli offeringsCrossword Clue
Ham, turkey, etcCrossword Clue
Butchers' offeringsCrossword Clue
Charcuterie selectionsCrossword Clue

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MOT
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Word, in FrenchCrossword Clue
WisecrackCrossword Clue
Word, in FrenchCrossword Clue
Bon ___: witticismCrossword Clue
Bon ___ (witticism)Crossword Clue
Word for word, in Paris?Crossword Clue
Pithy remarkCrossword Clue
ZingerCrossword Clue
Clever remarkCrossword Clue
Bon ___Crossword Clue

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MOTS
4 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Bons ___ (witty sayings)Crossword Clue
Clever remarksCrossword Clue
ZingersCrossword Clue
ZingersCrossword Clue
Verbal gemsCrossword Clue
Bits of witCrossword Clue

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MOTTOES
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
More than one saw some tot misbehavingCrossword Clue
More than one saw some tot misbehavingCrossword Clue
Some Latin inscriptionsCrossword Clue
"Semper fidelis" and "Be prepared"Crossword Clue
Some Latin inscriptionsCrossword Clue

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MOTTOS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Words to live byCrossword Clue
Phrases on national emblemsCrossword Clue
Manuscript containing German slogans?Crossword Clue
Words to live byCrossword Clue
Guiding principlesCrossword Clue
Things seen on many state license platesCrossword Clue
Lines often in LatinCrossword Clue
CatchwordsCrossword Clue
Lines often in LatinCrossword Clue
They're words to live byCrossword Clue

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PROVERB
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SawCrossword Clue
SayingCrossword Clue
Words of wisdomCrossword Clue
Biblical sayingCrossword Clue
Oft-repeated sayingCrossword Clue
Saw bishop parking car in frontCrossword Clue
Condensed and memorable sayingCrossword Clue
Saw wanderer entering empty pubCrossword Clue
Demonstrate upturn in British rule with wise wordsCrossword Clue
Saw car going into leadCrossword Clue

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PROVERBS
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Book of ___, Old Testament work attributed to King SolomonCrossword Clue
Book after PsalmsCrossword Clue
“A soft answer turneth away wrath” sourceCrossword Clue
"A closed mouth doesn't get fed" and othersCrossword Clue
"""Nova"" network obtaining pirate saws "Crossword Clue
Book of the Bible that usually follows PsalmsCrossword Clue
Adages — Old Testament bookCrossword Clue
Verifies about right book for aphorismsCrossword Clue
Show bank bookCrossword Clue
Further note about dog breeders first bookCrossword Clue

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SAW
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lumberjack's toolCrossword Clue
Horror franchise with Billy the PuppetCrossword Clue
What big teeth it has!Crossword Clue
Tool that can make musicCrossword Clue
AdageCrossword Clue
GlimpsedCrossword Clue
DatedCrossword Clue
AdageCrossword Clue
It may be trite and trueCrossword Clue
Wood-cutting toolCrossword Clue

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SAWS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Old sayingsCrossword Clue
Familiar phrasesCrossword Clue
Woodworking toolsCrossword Clue
Wood shop cuttersCrossword Clue
Lumber mill arrayCrossword Clue
Carpenter’s collectionCrossword Clue
Carpentry toolsCrossword Clue
Cutting instrumentsCrossword Clue
MaximsCrossword Clue
Tree topplersCrossword Clue

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SAYING
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Expression that contains wisdomCrossword Clue
Common expressionCrossword Clue
Bit for BartlettCrossword Clue
Words of wisdom always in serenadeCrossword Clue
SawCrossword Clue
Uttering a proverbCrossword Clue
Expression perhaps popular with golfers, initiallyCrossword Clue
Saw, for example, in heart of BelgiumCrossword Clue
Staggering - eschewing wifes maxim!Crossword Clue
AdageCrossword Clue

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SOLA
4 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Tincture or a material used by Lock & Co, et alCrossword Clue
Notes after faCrossword Clue

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THUMBNAILSKETCH
15 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Show about manicurists?Crossword Clue
Basic drawing fixes sailing vessel after hitchCrossword Clue
Brief descriptionCrossword Clue

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TRUISMS
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
"It is what it is" and othersCrossword Clue
Troll, rather ugly, immediately starts texting platitudesCrossword Clue
"You get what you pay for" and othersCrossword Clue
"What's right is right" and othersCrossword Clue
Self-evident actualitiesCrossword Clue
Self-evident statementsCrossword Clue
Examples of "stating the bleeding obvious" suit Mrs FaultyCrossword Clue
Examples of stating the bleeding obvious” suit Mrs FaultyCrossword Clue

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ADAGES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SayingsCrossword Clue
Sayings like "Better safe than sorry"Crossword Clue
Proverbs in modern times?Crossword Clue
"Better late than never" and "Better safe than sorry"Crossword Clue
Sayings like "a stitch in time saves nine"Crossword Clue
ProverbsCrossword Clue
SayingsCrossword Clue
SawsCrossword Clue
Time-honored sayingsCrossword Clue
Fortune cookie phrasesCrossword Clue

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APERCU
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Brief comment from person apprehended by a copperCrossword Clue
Brief sketchCrossword Clue
Brief surveyCrossword Clue
Abandoned by society, according to coppers intuitive insightCrossword Clue
Witty remark, one for each copperCrossword Clue
Glimpse a drum kit, half missingCrossword Clue
Glimpse a drum kit, half missingCrossword Clue
Probing look inside papercutCrossword Clue
Outline, for reaper, cucumber harvest?Crossword Clue
Witty insightCrossword Clue

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APERCUS
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Somewhere in Bolivia, personal assistant coming back with illuminating insightsCrossword Clue
Insights from orchestra - percussion sectionCrossword Clue
Newspaper customarily contains brief glimpsesCrossword Clue
Quick insightsCrossword Clue
Short synopsesCrossword Clue

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ZINGS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sick burnsCrossword Clue
Has quite a kickCrossword Clue
Hits with a witty insultCrossword Clue
Wittily insultsCrossword Clue
Sharp knocksCrossword Clue
Sharp knocksCrossword Clue
Snappy retortsCrossword Clue
InsultsCrossword Clue
Hits with witCrossword Clue
Hits with witCrossword Clue

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MAXIM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ProverbCrossword Clue
Adage, dictumCrossword Clue
AphorismCrossword Clue
SawCrossword Clue
"This too shall pass," for oneCrossword Clue
"Less is more," for oneCrossword Clue
"Time is money" or "money is power"Crossword Clue
Saw long coat, metreCrossword Clue
Saw long coat, metreCrossword Clue
Upper limit, this person is sayingCrossword Clue

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ONELINER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Clever quipCrossword Clue
ZingerCrossword Clue
A joke describing the Titanic, for exampleCrossword Clue
WitticismCrossword Clue
Succinct jokeCrossword Clue
Telephone connection in US city on reflection is a joke!Crossword Clue
Short jokeCrossword Clue
'A fancy ship'? That's a jokeCrossword Clue
Little crackCrossword Clue
Short joke or amusingly clever remarkCrossword Clue

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SHORTANDSWEET
13 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Pleasingly conciseCrossword Clue
"Very brief anagram: ""What, no dessert?"" (5,3,5)"Crossword Clue
Efficiently briefCrossword Clue
To the pointCrossword Clue
Concise news hardest to broadcastCrossword Clue
Quickly and to the pointCrossword Clue
Pleasantly briefCrossword Clue
TerseCrossword Clue
To the pointCrossword Clue

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WISECRACK
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Zinger from the peanut galleryCrossword Clue
WitticismCrossword Clue
JokeCrossword Clue
Knowing excellent gagCrossword Clue
Ironically witty remarkCrossword Clue
Old comedian to attempt jokeCrossword Clue
Old comedian to attempt jokeCrossword Clue
Ironic and/or witty quipCrossword Clue
With one second, frame funny remarkCrossword Clue
Sally is on drugs, after whiskeyCrossword Clue

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NOTI
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Wasn't me"Crossword Clue
Words of denialCrossword Clue
Formal denialCrossword Clue
Claim of innocenceCrossword Clue
"Count me out!"Crossword Clue
"Count me out!"Crossword Clue
Terse denialCrossword Clue
Terse denialCrossword Clue
Response to the Little Red HenCrossword Clue
"Wasn't me," more formallyCrossword Clue

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GEM
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Peridot, for oneCrossword Clue
Ruby or pearlCrossword Clue
BeautCrossword Clue
Ruby or sapphireCrossword Clue
TreasureCrossword Clue
Glam rock?Crossword Clue
BeautyCrossword Clue
Turquoise or topazCrossword Clue
JewelCrossword Clue
Tanzanite or fire opalCrossword Clue

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SOUNDBITE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Decent mouthful that’s memorableCrossword Clue
Conversation piece?Crossword Clue
A part of speech?Crossword Clue
Short audio clipCrossword Clue
Very short speech of Rev. Spooner discussing Promised Land (5,4)Crossword Clue
Short quote from champ appearing on channelCrossword Clue
Newsy snippetCrossword Clue
Doctor bused in to provide media-friendly commentCrossword Clue
Memorable statement on debut is broadcastCrossword Clue
Short, snappy radio or TV item, or edit thereofCrossword Clue

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BATTERSEA
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cricketers, each arriving at London Bridge …Crossword Clue
Rough up the main area of LondonCrossword Clue
Club Med, for example, found in south LondonCrossword Clue
Club Med, for example, found in south LondonCrossword Clue
Attack main area of LondonCrossword Clue
Cricketers dine when short of time in place close to The OvalCrossword Clue
Baseball players each finding home in London?Crossword Clue
Short article by cricketer in London areaCrossword Clue
Picked up ticket over Easter, travelling somewhere in LondonCrossword Clue
Pound - main place for stray dogsCrossword Clue

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GNOMIC
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Coming out with economy of languageCrossword Clue
Coming off as enigmaticCrossword Clue
Coming out - like our proprietor?Crossword Clue
AphoristicCrossword Clue
Coming out with pithy remarkCrossword Clue
Try to bag new sound device that's hard to getCrossword Clue
Try to bag new sound device thats hard to getCrossword Clue
Setters in deceitful activity, finally offering up crypticCrossword Clue
First day smoke rings rising, mysterious and seemingly wiseCrossword Clue
First day smoke rings rising, mysterious and seemingly wiseCrossword Clue

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MEDULLA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Intend shortly to enclose grey brain partCrossword Clue
Bonds boss to refer to turned-up boneCrossword Clue
Abdulla dropped a sailor for setter in the middle bitCrossword Clue
Intend shortly to hide drab innards of plantCrossword Clue
Section of the brainCrossword Clue
Consider clamping journalist on a part of the 10Crossword Clue
Consider clamping journalist on a part of the 10Crossword Clue
Part of the brainstemCrossword Clue
Part of the brain that controls involuntary functionsCrossword Clue
Control center for the heart and lungsCrossword Clue

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BIRTHDAYPARTY
13 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Club for genealogy majors?Crossword Clue
The present time?Crossword Clue
Cake-with-candles occasionCrossword Clue

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CARPEDIEM
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Latin "Seize the day"Crossword Clue
‘Gather ye Rose-buds while ye may’Crossword Clue
Live in the momentCrossword Clue
Long to have maiden on rug shortly? Seize the chance!Crossword Clue
Fantastic price made one want to do it nowCrossword Clue
Medicare provision originally organised — it's now or never!Crossword Clue
Found fault with Independent writer about Latin expressionCrossword Clue
Flying ace primed to live for the momentCrossword Clue
Latin motto for a go-getterCrossword Clue
YOLO, in ancient RomeCrossword Clue

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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
Bob's brusque, definitely withdrawnCrossword 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

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GNOMES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bearded garden figurinesCrossword Clue
Garden figuresCrossword Clue
Garden figurines with beards and pointy hatsCrossword Clue
Some garden figuresCrossword Clue
Secret bankers backing number protecting meCrossword Clue
Fairy tale figuresCrossword Clue
Garden guardiansCrossword Clue
Some garden dwellersCrossword Clue
Fabled underground treasure guardiansCrossword Clue
Some garden statuaryCrossword Clue

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LAPIDARY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Relating to stonesCrossword Clue
Elegant and concise — gemstone cutterCrossword Clue
Rapid changes in amateur stone workerCrossword Clue
Arrangement for April day set in stoneCrossword Clue
Friend backs rewriting diary of engraverCrossword Clue
A rapidly changing thing on jewellers artCrossword Clue
Like memorial words daughter inscribed in large beehive?Crossword Clue
Stone-cutters paid early maybe, but missing final chequeCrossword Clue
I cut start of race run during dayCrossword Clue
Stones expert, with new iPad to hand, cuts songCrossword Clue

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HAIKU
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Three-line poem from JapanCrossword Clue
Poem with a 5-7-5 syllable patternCrossword Clue
Matsuo Basho poemCrossword Clue
17-syllable poemCrossword Clue
17-syllable poemCrossword Clue
Work of Matsuo Basho or Masaoka ShikiCrossword Clue
Japanese poem with 17 syllablesCrossword Clue
17-syllable Japanese poemCrossword Clue
A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / SerendipityCrossword Clue
Poem with a seasonal referenceCrossword Clue

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MOOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ pointCrossword Clue
Not worth arguing aboutCrossword Clue
"It's a ___ point" ("Don't bother")Crossword Clue
No longer importantCrossword Clue
Subject to uncertaintyCrossword Clue
IrrelevantCrossword Clue
Type of point?Crossword Clue
No longer relevantCrossword Clue
DebatableCrossword Clue
___ point (irrelevant fact)Crossword Clue

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Showing 49 Matching Answers

TERSE

10 RELATED CLUES

LACONIC

10 RELATED CLUES

CONCISE

8 RELATED CLUES

TOTHEPOINT

2 RELATED CLUES

MEATY

8 RELATED CLUES

ADAGE

10 RELATED CLUES

ADSLOGAN

5 RELATED CLUES

APHORISM

10 RELATED CLUES

APHORIST

1 RELATED CLUES

APOTHEGM

2 RELATED CLUES

AXIOM

10 RELATED CLUES

COMPACTCARPS

EPIGRAM

10 RELATED CLUES

GNOME

10 RELATED CLUES

MAXIMS

4 RELATED CLUES

MEATS

10 RELATED CLUES

MOT

10 RELATED CLUES

MOTS

6 RELATED CLUES

MOTTOES

5 RELATED CLUES

MOTTOS

10 RELATED CLUES

PROVERB

10 RELATED CLUES

PROVERBS

10 RELATED CLUES

SAW

10 RELATED CLUES

SAWS

10 RELATED CLUES

SAYING

10 RELATED CLUES

SOLA

2 RELATED CLUES

THUMBNAILSKETCH

3 RELATED CLUES

TRUISMS

8 RELATED CLUES

ADAGES

10 RELATED CLUES

APERCU

10 RELATED CLUES

APERCUS

5 RELATED CLUES

ZINGS

10 RELATED CLUES

MAXIM

10 RELATED CLUES

ONELINER

10 RELATED CLUES

SHORTANDSWEET

9 RELATED CLUES

WISECRACK

10 RELATED CLUES

NOTI

10 RELATED CLUES

GEM

10 RELATED CLUES

SOUNDBITE

10 RELATED CLUES

BATTERSEA