Surly Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, December 12, 1999 · 13-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, December 12, 1999.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 12, 1999 · 13-Across · 5 letters
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brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
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