| (Of language) incisive, stinging |
The Times Concise |
30 Aug 2025 |
| Biting, as a comment |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Aug 2025 |
| Biting |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2025 |
| Sharp and forthright in style of speaking (7) |
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| Old retort possibly still used (7) |
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| Describing a sharp and forthright comment or way of speaking (7) |
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| Bitter as crab may be, put out with ice (7) |
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| Harsh or corrosive (7) |
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| Sharp, cutting (remark) |
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| Bitter champion has right to bicker - not half! (7) |
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| Vitriolic writer supporting expert on right |
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| Bitter, astringent (7) |
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| Bitter about church with right bishop in charge? |
The Times Mephisto |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Sharp and forthright |
The Guardian Speedy |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Bitter cabin crew finally cut out |
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| Sour or bitter |
Mirror Classic |
03 Dec 2024 |
| Biting |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Sep 2024 |
| Excellent beer emptied and knocked back - one cold bitter (7) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Bitter passion involving Bishop recalled in account |
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| A vocal European in charge is bitter (7) |
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| Sour, harsh (7) |
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| Harsh (7) |
The Guardian Quick |
31 May 2024 |
| Sour or bitter in taste or tone |
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| Bitter account and book penned by Ernie's partner (7) |
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| Biting, mordant |
The Times Concise |
23 Apr 2024 |
| Harsh, biting (7) |
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| Crab mixed with ice is sharp and sour (7) |
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| Acid in tone |
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| Astringently sour (7) |
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| Sour brie fermented in a cold cupboard initially (7) |
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| Sarcastic expert assembled crib (7) |
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| Sharp, as someone's wit |
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| Writer sitting at foot of tree is quite bitter |
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| Harsh or bitter (7) |
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| Sarcastic card, first from rude writer |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Oct 2023 |
| Sharp — sardonic |
The Guardian Quick |
27 Apr 2023 |
| Harsh, cutting |
The Times Concise |
19 Apr 2023 |
| Excellent book in mostly expensive binding offering harsh commentary |
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| Sour in taste |
Premier Sunday |
10 Jul 2022 |
| Bitter writer follows cycling race |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Jun 2022 |
| Scathing |
Wall Street Journal |
14 May 2022 |
| Sour in taste; sharp or forthright in speech or comments |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
08 May 2022 |
| Bitterly harsh |
Family Time |
18 Apr 2022 |
| Sharp, forthright |
The Times Concise |
26 Jan 2022 |
| Sharp blade in copse initially seen on tree |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Nov 2021 |
| Tart's bra stuffed with ice and cocaine |
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| Bitter account by leading royal writer |
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| Bitter writer sitting beneath tree |
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| Scathing |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Sharp, expert playing crib |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Apr 2021 |
| Biting |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jan 2021 |
| Harsh and bitter bishop in command, pursuing one regime at first |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Dec 2020 |
| Bitter result as computer maker starts biting into competition |
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| Harsh |
The Washington Post |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Harsh |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Cutting tree I found in British Columbia |
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| Biting, as wit |
Universal |
14 Mar 2020 |
| One chapter ending writer's cutting |
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| Cutting maple branch is complicated to start with |
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| Tip of red pen used by card sharp |
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| Biting, as wit |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 Jan 2019 |
| Tart |
The Washington Post |
08 Dec 2018 |
| Tart |
LA Times Daily |
08 Dec 2018 |
| Harsh Balkan, reportedly one taken into account |
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| Account by bishop in cold fury turning bitter |
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| Bitter maple initially brought into Canada |
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| Account by bishop in cold fury turning bitter |
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| Filled with sarcasm |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2018 |
| Sharp, forthright |
The Times Concise |
11 Jan 2018 |
| Bitter: excellent, endlessly full-flavoured, about foremost of beers |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Jan 2018 |
| Tart |
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| Sharp and brilliant, playing crib |
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| Bitterly harsh |
Jonesin |
10 Oct 2017 |
| Sharp |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Sep 2017 |
| Sharp expert in charge capturing rook with bishop |
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| Bitingly critical |
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| Bitterly harsh |
Newsday |
14 Aug 2016 |
| Astringent; sour |
The Guardian Speedy |
17 Jul 2016 |
| Biting |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jul 2016 |
| Harsh |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Apr 2016 |
| Bitter outstanding resistance meeting writer |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Nov 2015 |
| Sharp |
New York Times |
16 Apr 2015 |
| Bitter |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Mar 2015 |
| Biting |
LA Times Daily |
06 Mar 2015 |
| Sharp |
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| Biting |
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| Bitter champion dismantling crib |
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| Biting |
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| Biting |
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| Biting |
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| Biting |
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| Harsh, as criticism |
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| Harsh, as criticism |
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| Biting |
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| Bitterly harsh |
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| Biting, as criticism |
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| Bitterly harsh |
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| Like grapefruits |
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| Biting |
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| Tart |
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| Like some wit |
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| Bitter tasting |
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| Sarcastic |
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| Sour |
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| Sour |
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| Sour |
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| Bitter, as in taste |
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| Like grapefruits |
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| Tart |
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| Like vinegar |
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| Mordant. |
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| Sour. |
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| Sour or severe. |
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| Biting |
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| Harsh |
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