Bad-tempered, doubtless short of energy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad-tempered, doubtless short of energy featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on October 5, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SURLY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SURLY Bad-tempered, doubtless short of energy (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 5, 2026
6% TESTY Bad-tempered, waspish (5) The Times Concise Sep 2, 2026
6% CRABBY Bad-tempered (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 15, 2026
6% CRANKY Irritable, bad-tempered (6) The Times Concise Aug 4, 2026
5% PEP Energy (3) USA Today Oct 1, 2026
5% ZIP Energy (3) Universal Sep 27, 2026
5% CAL Energy unit on a nutrition label, for short (3)
5% LED Energy-efficient bulb, for short (3) New York Times Sep 20, 2026
5% CALM Even-tempered (4) The Times Concise Sep 9, 2026
5% HOTHEAD Short-tempered person (7) Eugene Sheffer Jul 16, 2026

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