The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ACID , but the solution may also be ACERB which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Mordant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACID | 33 % | 4 |
| TART | 25 % | 4 |
| ACERB | 17 % | 5 |
| SATIRICAL | 8 % | 9 |
| ACERBIC | 8 % | 7 |
| SARDONIC | 8 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mordant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sarcastic
- grim
- black
- biting
- sardonic
- wry
- caustic
- satiric
- trenchant
- acerbic
- droll
- absurdist
Crossword Answer definitions
ACID noun- A sour substance.
- Any of several classes of compound having the following properties:
- Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
- Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- Sour-tempered.
- Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
- Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
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 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 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 ACERB
More clues leading to the result SATIRICAL
- Juvenalian in style
- Like "Mad"
- Cutting
- Like sendups
- Indulging in ridicule.
- Like Wilde or Swift
- Like "Candide"
- Like Mark Russell's shows
- Mordant
- Caustic, in a way
More clues leading to the result ACERBIC
- Bitter, as in taste
- Sour
- Bitter tasting
- Biting
- Like grapefruits
- Tart
- Bitterly harsh
- Harsh, as criticism
- Harsh
- Biting, as criticism