Brusque Crossword Clue

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Brusque Crossword Answer

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CURT

(4 letters)

GRUFF

(5 letters)

ABRUPT

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BRUSQUE (adjective)
1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

CURT
(4 letters)
GRUFF
(5 letters)
ABRUPT
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ESTER

More USA Today Crossword (5/29/2025) Answers

Across

1. Word before "roll" or "casserole"

5. Annoyance

9. Ready, willing and ___

13. Modern Persia

14. ___ paratha (potato dish)

15. Opposite of most

17. Narrow cut in a dress

18. Sulky expression

19. Coffee drink often topped with microfoam

20. Buoyant device for staying afloat

23. I see now

25. "Come as you ___!"

26. Boxers, for one

27. Short-legged pups

29. Send help

31. Identical

32. Word on a door

33. Sound of relief

34. Person making pickups and drop-offs

39. “You do not talk about Fight Club,” e.g.

40. Name on Shaq's jersey

43. Mama ___ of the Mamas and the Papas

47. Poem of praise

48. Last name of Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester

49. Round trip alternative

51. Ship with two of every animal

52. Wine choice

53. 1986 Bon Jovi hit with the lyric "Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear"

57. Revise

58. Currency used in Estonia and Lithuania

59. Graph line

61. Platoon boss, informally

62. Put in the overheard bin

63. Cats stereotypically chase them

64. Opposite of more

65. Huge amounts

66. ASAP, in doctor lingo

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Down

1. ___ the season

2. Browser address

3. Creative manicure design

4. Against

5. Essays

6. Marry in Vegas, maybe

7. ___ Patch Kids

8. Bag with a logo, often

9. British singer Lily with the hit "Smile"

10. Facial features that can be combed

11. Country located between Estonia and Lithuania

12. Self-___

21. Tooth ___

22. Uramaki or futomaki

23. Card sometimes worth one

24. Sweetie

28. Mesh well

29. Move like a crab

30. Shrek, for one

33. Little earring

35. Dessert portmanteau

36. Bloody Mary liquor

37. Finish

38. Back door, maybe

41. Captain ___ (Marvel superhero)

42. Trippy tab

43. Pepsi, Coke, etc.

44. ___ Crossing (video game series)

45. Really harsh

46. Playground fixtures

48. Up, down, left and right on a keyboard

50. Mountain range in Peru

51. Garment that might say “Kiss the Cook”

54. Crow's home

55. Prefix for "mation" or "graph"

56. Thanksgiving sides that are sometimes candied

60. Twelve reps, maybe

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