Brusque Crossword Clue

Other answers seen for this clue

• CURT4 letters

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  Appeared in 4 New York Times Crosswords between June 1995 and August 2002.
• ABRUPT6 letters

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  Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between February 2008 and May 2023.
• SHORT5 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, October 22, 1999.

• Short

  New York Times · Saturday, July 4, 2026 · 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

• In few words

  New York Times · Monday, February 28, 2022 · 5 letters

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