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