Adhering to Strunk and White's advice "Omit needless words" Crossword Clue

• Short

  New York Times · Saturday, July 4, 2026 · 5 letters

• Brusque

  New York Times · Tuesday, August 6, 2024 · 5 letters

• Hardly flowery

  New York Times · Friday, May 10, 2024 · 5 letters

• To the point

  New York Times · Sunday, April 28, 2024 · 5 letters

• Like the responses of "yes" or "no"

  New York Times · Thursday, February 1, 2024 · 5 letters

• Like one-word commands

  New York Times · Sunday, September 3, 2023 · 5 letters

• Abrupt

  New York Times · Friday, September 1, 2023 · 5 letters

• Clipped

  New York Times · Sunday, June 18, 2023 · 5 letters

• Laconic

  New York Times · Tuesday, December 20, 2022 · 5 letters

• Unlike filibusters

  New York Times · Friday, April 15, 2022 · 5 letters

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• 53-Across Greenhouse square
• 53-Down Country mentioned in Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me"
• 54-Across Silver, in the Sierra Madres
• 55-Across "Lord, is ___?": Matthew 26:22
• 56-Down Yank
• 57-Across Mojito garnishes
• 58-Across X-ray unit
• 59-Across "Family Matters" role
• 60-Across Alumni grouping
• 61-Across "Very funny" cable channel