Short, but probably not sweet Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Short, but probably not sweet last seen in Universal 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TERSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TERSE Short, but probably not sweet (5) Universal Dec 2, 2020
9% AND "Short ___ sweet" (3)
8% COOL Sweet (4) USA Today Oct 19, 2025
8% IDARESAY Probably (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 18, 2025
8% ODDSARE "In all probability …" (7) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
8% NOUGAT Sweet (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 13, 2025
8% HON Sweets (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
8% DRY Not sweet (3) LA Times Daily Sep 19, 2025
8% ODDS Probability (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
8% APTTO Is ____, probably will (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 2, 2025

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