The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TART , but the solution may also be BITING which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Acerbic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TART | 37 % | 4 |
| SOUR | 19 % | 4 |
| ACRID | 11 % | 5 |
| BITTER | 11 % | 6 |
| HARSH | 7 % | 5 |
| SHARP | 4 % | 5 |
| ACID | 4 % | 4 |
| BITING | 4 % | 6 |
| SPIKY | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Acerbic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- acrid
- acerb
- bitter
- acid
- sour
- unpleasant
- caustic
- sharp
- astringent
- blistering
- venomous
- virulent
Crossword Answer definitions
TART adjective- Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
- Sharp; keen; severe.
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
- A prostitute.
- By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
- To practice prostitution
- To practice promiscuous sex
- To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TART
- Bite-sized pie
- Like a sourball
- Pop-__ (breakfast goodie)
- Causing a pucker
- Like a crab apple
- Like cranberries
- Lip-puckering
- Bakery treat
- Like pomegranate seeds
- Patisserie product
More clues leading to the result SOUR
- Embitter
- Ill-humored
- Lemon-like
- Pucker-inducing
- Cranky
- Off-key
- Acerbic
- Whisky concoction
- Off, as milk
- Excessively acid
More clues leading to the result ACRID
- Biting
- Pungent
- Bitter
- Overly pungent
- Sharply stinging
- Unpleasantly pungent
- Like dogbane
- Acidic
- Caustic
- Too pungent
More clues leading to the result BITTER
- Tasting like quinine
- Like some pills
- Acrimonious
- Resentful
- With 22-Across, seder plate item
- Kind of pill
- Hostile
- Like the taste of aspirin
- Harboring a grudge
- Caustic
More clues leading to the result HARSH
- Severe
- Draconian
- Like many realities
- Abrasive
- Difficult on the ears
- Unduly severe
- Strict or stark
- Grating to the ear
- Far from lenient
- Unpleasantly severe
More clues leading to the result SHARP
- On the dot
- Out of tune
- Off key
- On, as a pitcher
- A little high in music class?
- Like the cutting edge
- Higher than normal
- On the ball
- What # may indicate
- Pitched too high
More clues leading to the result ACID
- Amino, boric, or citric
- Etcher's need
- Litmus reddener
- Nitric or sulfuric
- Bitter
- Etching fluid
- Kind of test
- Tangy
- Test type
- Word with rock or rain
More clues leading to the result BITING
- Harsh, as a wind
- Caustic.
- Sarcastic
- Heavily satirical
- Like a winter wind
- Harsh, as winter winds
- Acerbic
- Sharply painful, as frigid weather
- Sharp, like a cold wind
- Acerb