Sounds less than polite, but is illuminating (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sounds less than polite, but is illuminating (5) . 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 LIGHT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIGHT Sounds less than polite, but is illuminating (5) (5)
8% RUDER Less polite (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
8% RUDDER *Less polite (6) Universal Oct 10, 2025
7% ATLEAST No less than: 2 wds. (7) Commuter Jan 21, 2026
7% ALLUPSET Much less than pleased (8) Newsday Jan 18, 2026
7% LIT Illuminated (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 16, 2026
7% DEMONIC Protest less than polite, altogether fiendish (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
7% ASAP "At your earliest convenience," less politely (4) LA Times Daily Dec 31, 2025
7% UNLIT Not illuminated (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 28, 2025
7% EUR It's traded more than the JPY but less than the USD (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
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