If “Brusque” has stalled your progress, these answers are drawn from known crossword matches where the same or very similar clue wording led to successful solutions.
Suggested Answers:
- TERSE
- CURT
- BLUFF
- GRUFF
- ABRUPT
- OFFHAND
Synonyms and Definitions
TERSE
- Synonyms: crisp, curt, laconic
CURT
- Synonyms: brusk, short, terse
BLUFF
- Synonyms: bluff out, bold, four flush, sheer
GRUFF
- Synonyms: crusty, curmudgeonly, hoarse, husky, ill-humored, ill-humoured
ABRUPT
- Synonyms: disconnected, precipitous, sharp
OFFHAND
- Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhanded, unrehearsed
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- TERSE also appears as an answer in Succinct crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7 and 13 letters.
- TERSE also appears as an answer in Clipped crossword clue 5, 6 and 7 letters.
- TERSE also appears as an answer in To the point crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13 letters.
- BLUFF also appears as an answer in Deception crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13 letters.
- BLUFF also appears as an answer in Hearty crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters.