Heartless, brutal Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Heartless, brutal last seen in Telegraph Quick puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is UNKIND.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UNKIND Heartless, brutal (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 24, 2016
8% TOOREAL Brutally honest (7) LA Times Daily Oct 23, 2025
8% RUTHLESS Brutal (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 26, 2025
8% INHUMAN Brutal (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Sep 9, 2025
8% SAVAGE Brutal (6) (6) Mirror Quick Sep 9, 2025
7% INTERVENTION Involvement of the heartless Republican in lie (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
7% ANIMAL Explosive mania left in brutal person (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Oct 25, 2025
7% BOATER Sailor's heartless braggart (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Oct 20, 2025
7% STATEMENT Government intended heartless announcement (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
7% LIETOME "Please avoid brutal honesty!" (7) New York Times Sep 27, 2025

Last appeared together with the following clues in Telegraph Quick puzzle

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In this clue, "heartless" is a hint to remove the word "kindness" (which has "heart" in it) to get "unkind," meaning brutal. Crosswords often use wordplay like this to lead you to the answer.