Pungent
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 12 crossword solutions for Pungent which appeared recently in Irish Independent - Simple.

We have deemed Pungent as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 12 times in a variety of crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "ACRID".

Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 5 Oct 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 4 Oct 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 27 Aug 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Monday, 19 Jul 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Saturday, 10 Jul 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 5 Jul 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 1 Apr 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 4 Jan 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 27 Nov 2020

Crossword Answers

3 letters

HOT
Having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"

5 letters

SPICY
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

ACRID
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

TANGY
Tasting sour like a lemon

SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

FETID
Offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"

6 letters

BARBED
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

BITING
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

7 letters

NIPPING
Pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"

PIQUANT Chris Roberson
Attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

8 letters

STINGING
A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

10 letters

MORDACIOUS
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

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