Bitter, harsh or corrosive in tone (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACRID Bitter, harsh or corrosive in tone (5) (5)
8% VITRIOLIC Harsh and corrosive in tone (9) The Guardian Quick Feb 28, 2023
8% CAUSTIC Harsh or corrosive in tone (7) Universal May 24, 2017
7% WEAR Corrosion (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 13, 2025
6% TIMBRE Tone (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 7, 2025
6% ACID Corrosive stuff (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025
6% RANCOROUS Bitter (9) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 16, 2025
6% SEVERITY Harshness (8) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
6% HUE Tone (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
6% RUST Corrosion (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
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