Tense, buttonholed by more brusque male, but not for long Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tense, buttonholed by more brusque male, but not for long . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHORTTERM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHORTTERM Tense, buttonholed by more brusque male, but not for long (9)
5% TERSE Brusque (5) The Times Concise Oct 31, 2025
5% ACCOST Buttonhole (6) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
5% ABRUPT Brusque (6) Universal Oct 21, 2025
4% STAG Male deer (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
4% DRAMATIC Tense and exciting (8) The Times Concise Dec 15, 2025
4% RAM Male sheep (3)
4% SON Male child (3) The Telegraph Mini Dec 6, 2025
4% YEARNED Longed (for) (7) Universal Dec 4, 2025
4% BOY "It's a ___!" (male child) (3)
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