The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TERSE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2019.
Short and sweet crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TERSE | 81 % | 5 |
| BRIEF | 8 % | 5 |
| PITHY | 5 % | 5 |
| ELFIN | 3 % | 5 |
| CONCISE | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Short and sweet
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- short
- short-winded
- succinct
- briefish
- summary
- dispatchful
- quickish
- brisk
- rushed
- monosyllabic
- quicksmart
- rapid fire
Crossword Answer definitions
TERSE adjective- (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
- (by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.
- Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.
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 TERSE
- Brusque
- Not mincing words
- Right to the point
- To the point
- Not windy
- Direct
- Short and sweet
- Concise
- Clipped
- Pithy
More clues leading to the result BRIEF
- Concise
- Fleeting
- Short and sweet
- To the point
- Court filing
- Bring up-to-date
- Short-winded
- It may be filed
- Attorney's submission
- Judge's reading
More clues leading to the result PITHY
- Succinct
- Embodying brevity
- Like well-written aphorisms
- Short and meaningful, as a saying
- Succinct and meaningful
- To the point
- Forceful and brief
- Pointed
- Brief and forceful
- Like mottoes
More clues leading to the result ELFIN
- Impish
- Mischievous
- Leprechaun-like
- Puckish
- Like Santa's helpers
- Sprite-like
- Diminutive
- Like a sprite
- Pixie-like
- Spritelike