Shorter form of a term meaning bitter or sour in flavour, or forthright in speech Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shorter form of a term meaning bitter or sour in flavour, or forthright in speech last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 ACERB.

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Crossword Answer For Shorter form of a term meaning bitter or sour in flavour, or forthright in speech:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACERB Shorter form of a term meaning bitter or sour in flavour, or forthright in speech (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 30, 2023
5% BLUNT Forthright (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
4% ACRID Bitter (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
4% TART Sour (4) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
4% ACID Bitter (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
4% TASTE Flavour (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 25, 2025
4% BLUNTER More forthright (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 12, 2025
4% ACIDIC Sour (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 3, 2025
4% RANCID Sour (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 1, 2025
4% PUTBLUNTLY In forthright terms (10)

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