Crossword solutions & Synonyms for
Curt

7 January 2021
Last seen in: The Mirror Classic

We found 27 answers for the crossword clue 'Curt', the most recent of which was seen in the The Mirror Classic.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Curt a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Curt as an answer itself some 82 times.

Curt is a single word clue made up of 4 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Mirror Classic' on Tuesday, 19 January 2021 with the answer being TERSE, but the most popular answer for this clue is ABRUPT.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Mirror Classic - 19 Jan 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 1 Nov 2020
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 25 Sep 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 7 Aug 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 1 Sep 2016

Definitions and usage

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• Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
• Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

TSA
An agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel

4 Letters

TART
Harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

5 Letters

BLUFF
The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

BRUSK
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

CRISP
Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"

SHORT
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

TERSE
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

6 Letters

ABRUPT
Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"

CRUSTY
Brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"

SILENT
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

SNIPPY

7 Letters

BRITTLE
Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"

BRUSQUE
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

CONCISE
Expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

LACONIC
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

OFFHAND
In a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

RUSHING
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

SUMMARY
A brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

8 Letters

SNAPPISH
Apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice"

SUCCINCT
Briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

TACITURN
Habitually reserved and uncommunicative

9 Letters

DARNEDEST

IMPERIOUS
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer

OFFHANDED
In a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

PESTILENT
Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"

11 Letters

TIGHTLIPPED
Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

12 Letters

BREVILOQUENT