Bitter Crossword Clue

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ACRID

(5 letters)

TART

(4 letters)

ACERB

(5 letters)

SORE

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. engagingly stimulating or provocative
2. containing or filled with salt

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BITTER (noun)
1. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
2. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
BITTER (adjective)
1. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
2. harsh or corrosive in tone
BITTER (adverb)
1. extremely and sharply
BITTER (verb)
1. make bitter

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ACRID
(5 letters)
TART
(4 letters)
ACERB
(5 letters)
SORE
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More The Atlantic Crossword (9/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. Say without really saying

6. Obsessive fan

10. Up to

14. Nintendo series that has Bowser mini-games

16. Home, colloquially

17. Oh brother!

18. Pom-pom, e.g.

19. The "A" of "GPA" (Abbr.)

20. Spider-Man 2 villain ___ Octavius

21. Steak named after its shape

23. Reaction to a stubbed toe, maybe

25. Governors Ball or Rolling Loud, for short

27. Sound out?

29. Messenger molecule

31. It may be salted

33. Apt name for a Gemini

34. Establishment such as Snakes & Lattes

38. Possible subject of "C'mon, I could make that!"

39. Lorelai of Gilmore Girls and Joyce of Stranger Things, for example

40. Dutch bank whose logo depicts a lion

41. Identity in a queerplatonic relationship, briefly

42. URL ender

43. Spin the wheel?

45. Snitch

48. Only country whose name begins with "O"

52. Give one's address?

54. Chip that might stain your fingers red

56. Driving assessment, for short?

57. The "wimpy kid" in Diary of a Wimpy Kid

58. Sounds like a you problem

61. Unlike unicorns

62. "Just admit I was right!"

63. Took a Waymo, e.g.

64. "___ the Man" (2006 rom-com)

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Down

1. Out line?

2. Otis's love interest in Sex Education

3. Sauce brand whose name is Italian for "You're welcome"

4. Exile in Guyville singer Phair

5. #noregrets sentiment

6. French fry?

7. Love triangles, e.g.

8. Tags on social media

9. No, in Novosibirsk

10. Follow, as your gut

11. Pop artist behind the best performing song of the 2010s

12. Rescue device that might blow up?

13. SNAP payment system

15. Person who cultivates strains

22. Ability to sense dishonesty, in slang

24. "Bzzt!"

26. Part of ones inheritance?

28. Give a once-over

30. Hands-on work?

32. "Gee, what a surprise"

34. Blow past your book-club schedule, say

35. The Odyssey star Matt

36. Rapper ___Rilla, a.k.a. Gloria Hallelujah Woods

37. Boat load?

38. Treat that resembles ⚫️🟢⚫️

39. Part of the fam

44. Strong round of shots?

46. Make up

47. Unloads about workplace drama, perhaps

49. Mamma Mia mama

50. Face-planted

51. Gag-inducing, maybe

53. Wraps

55. Decorates, say

57. "No pets" sign?

59. "I like that idea!"

60. Santa ___ winds

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