Curt Crossword Clue

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ABRUPT

(6 letters)

SHORT

(5 letters)

ABRUPT

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

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

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CURT (adjective)
1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
2. brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ABRUPT
(6 letters)
SHORT
(5 letters)
Abrupt
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Universal Crossword (5/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. Up in the air

6. United __ Emirates

10. Col. Sanders’ chain

13. "It's totally your call"

15. Influence

16. Personal reminder

17. Light bulb, in comics

18. Cathedral recess

19. Little city filled with tourists

21. NBA player Holmgren

23. 401(k) alternatives

24. Runs in neutral

26. Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano)

27. 2,000 pounds

30. British politician Johnson

31. Part of the elbow that may tingle

34. Small part of life?

35. Fathered

36. Favorable votes

37. Bar fight?

39. Influence

40. Superlative suffix

41. Prefix with gender

42. Escorted to the penthouse

43. Sledding spot

45. "Tall" story

46. Something everybody knows yet nobody is supposed to know

50. ___ mater

54. NFL commentator Tony

55. Not happening

57. Create, as a new term

58. Common ranking format

59. Three-point line's shape

60. Has creditors

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Down

1. Elsa's sister in "Frozen"

2. Repeating code sequence

3. Chooses

4. Scale without assistance

5. Vietnamese New Year

6. Positive quality

7. Wishes undone

8. Singer Guthrie

9. Personally connect with

10. "Really nice work"

11. Went by plane

12. Family group

14. Tender spots

15. Bread common in Mediterranean cuisine

20. Airplane seat attachment

22. ''For __ a jolly good fellow''

24. Little bits

25. End a speech dramatically

26. Body part "slapped" after a good joke

28. Best

29. Falcon or hawk's home

30. Uncovered

31. Tantrums

32. Https://bigten.org, e.g.

33. Bird on the presidential seal

35. Pointy heel

38. Sites for many athletes' tears: Abbr.

39. Animator's transparent sheet

42. Hanukkah treat

44. Privy to, as a joke

45. Pitched items

46. Black-and-white animal

47. Like work that received a "D"

48. Puppy ___ (treat made with Chex)

49. Like a yellow banana

51. Evil genius's hideout

52. Battleship result

53. Put in the first chips

56. Insect in a colony

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