Terse Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Terse last seen in Puzzler Backwords 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABRUPT.

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11 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ABRUPT Terse (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 18, 2025
CURT Terse (4) Mirror Tea Time Sep 18, 2024
LACONIC Terse (7) The Times Concise Sep 17, 2024
BRIEF Terse (5) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2024
PITHY Terse (5) New York Times Mar 13, 2017
SHORT Terse (5) Newsday May 1, 2016
SHORTANDSWEET Terse (13) LA Times Daily Sep 29, 2015
CONCISE Terse (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 17, 2015
TOTHEPOINT Terse (10)
SHORTWINDED Terse (11)

29 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
34% BREVITY Terseness (7) The Telegraph Quick May 3, 2018
34% LONGER Not as terse (6)
34% CONCISION Terseness (9)
31% IDO Terse affirmation (3) New York Times Jul 20, 2025
31% NOTI Terse denial (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 19, 2025
31% NOS Terse refusals (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 15, 2025
31% SNIPPY Rudely terse (6) USA Today Jul 7, 2025
29% SAYLITTLE Be terse (3,6) (9)
29% CURTER More terse (6) Newsday Apr 7, 2024
29% CRISPLY Tersely (7) (7)

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The word "terse" is a clue for the answer "LACONIC." In crossword puzzles, "terse" indicates brevity or succinctness, which is synonymous with "laconic," meaning using few words to convey much. This connection showcases how crossword clues often rely on synonyms to lead solvers to the correct answer.