Surly, ill-tempered (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRUFF Surly, ill-tempered (5) (5)
6% ANIMOSITY Ill will, rancour (9) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025
6% AIL Feel ill (3) Commuter Nov 20, 2025
6% INAPT Ill-suited (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 19, 2025
6% TEETOTAL Practising temperance (8) The Times Concise Nov 11, 2025
6% MALICE Hostility, ill will (6) The Times Concise Nov 6, 2025
6% SPITE Ill will (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
6% TESTY Ill-tempered (5) Premier Sunday Jun 8, 2025
6% SULLEN Ill-tempered (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 6, 2024
6% SULLE/MCN Ill-tempered (9) New York Times May 11, 2023
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