Hardly wordy Crossword Clue

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Hardly wordy Crossword Answer

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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WORDY (adjective)
1. using or containing too many words
HARDLY (adverb)
1. almost not
2. slowly and with difficulty

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More WSJ Crossword (5/5/2026) Answers

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16. Skateboard jump

17. Surgery sites for short

18. Lumberjack’s boots?

20. Sports stunner

22. Tool for the yard

23. Tools for the garden

24. Team that never gloats after winning?

27. "I'll handle that!"

28. The Buckeyes’ sch.

29. Run across

32. Parts of GPS routes

34. Words upon leaving

39. Take full advantage of an opportunity, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme answers

43. Hardly the wittiest retort

44. “Let me consider that...”

45. Cape Town currency

46. Pinch

49. Canceled, as a launch

51. “Is it really wise to be eating that?”?

58. Shawkat of "Search Party"

59. Part of 28-Across

61. Storm chaser and disaster recovery specialist?

64. Copying

65. Spud

66. Somewhat, informally

67. For each

68. Came to light

69. Pond creature

70. Hog holder

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Down

1. Concerning

2. Change form

3. VIP’s entourage

4. Lenient toward

5. "Just as I thought!"

6. Controller of locks

7. Floor plan figures

8. Seoul’s land: Abbr.

9. Yale who was Yale’s benefactor

10. Big name in lightweight metals

11. Was fond of

12. Army meal

15. Request one's presence at

19. Thomas Hardy title character

21. Hams it up

25. Gossip

26. Admit defeat

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30. Musical aptitude

31. Scrape (out)

33. “I don’t believe it,” in texts

35. Sullen

36. Son-gun connector

37. Perch part

38. Busy co. on Valentine’s Day

40. Broadway honor

41. One who takes it all in?

42. Blanket no one wants

47. Promises to pay, for short

48. Fourth-down plays

50. Subtly suggests

51. Unambiguous

52. 'We __ please!'

53. Neck parts

54. City known for mustard

55. Ensnares

56. Key

57. Visibly sad

58. “___ way!” (“Well done!”)

62. Before, in poetry

63. 'Incidentally . . .' in texts

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