The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ACID , but the solution may also be SOUR which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Tart crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACID | 32 % | 4 |
| SOUR | 24 % | 4 |
| ACIDIC | 10 % | 6 |
| ACERB | 9 % | 5 |
| ACERBIC | 4 % | 7 |
| LEMONY | 4 % | 6 |
| HARLOT | 3 % | 6 |
| FLOOZIE | 3 % | 7 |
| FLAN | 3 % | 4 |
| ACRID | 1 % | 5 |
| CAUSTIC | 1 % | 7 |
| PASTRY | 1 % | 6 |
| TROLLOP | 1 % | 7 |
| HUSSY | 1 % | 5 |
| UNSWEET | 1 % | 7 |
| SLUT | 1 % | 4 |
| SOURISH | 1 % | 7 |
Why may SOUR be the right solution?
"SOUR" is the right solution because a tart flavor is often associated with sourness, making it a fitting synonym in the context of the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tart
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tangy
- lemony
- sour
- whore
- sharp
- prostitute
- unpleasant
- harlot
- cyprian
- bawd
- cocotte
- fancy woman
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 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 ACIDIC
- Sharp
- Tart-tasting
- Tart to the taste
- Bitter tasting
- Like apple juice
- Tart
- Tangy
- Having a low pH
- Far from basic?
- Sharp to the taste
More clues leading to the result ACERB
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
More clues leading to the result LEMONY
- Like a certain Starburst
- Somewhat tart
- Like a citrus scent
- Like Asian grass soup
- Pucker-producing
- Kid-lit's Snicket
- Like some furniture polishes
- Like an Arnold Palmer
- Like some tarts
- Tart, as a citrus drink
More clues leading to the result HARLOT
- "__'s Ghost" (Mailer novel)
- Particular kind of woman
- Women of ill repute
- Trollop
- Shady lady
- "Portia is Brutus' __, not his wife": Shak.
- Strumpet.
- Anna Christie, e.g.
- Tart
- Avenged Sevenfold "Beast and the ___"
More clues leading to the result FLOOZIE
More clues leading to the result FLAN
- Custard like dessert
- Smooth dessert
- Dessert tray choice
- Custard tart
- Spanish custard
- With custard
- Custard dessert
- Custard pie
- Castilian custard
- Caramel-glazed custard
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 CAUSTIC
- Biting or corrosive
- Incisively sarcastic
- Tart
- Like a sharp sense of humor
- Scathing
- Hardly conciliatory
- Biting
- Corrosive
- Sharp-tongued.
- Biting.
More clues leading to the result PASTRY
- Eclair or napoleon
- Napoleon, e.g.
- Tasty bakery offering
- Bear claw, for one
- Bear claws, e.g.
- Bakery product
- Danish, e.g.
- Baker's bounty
- Danish or French
- Napoleon or Danish
More clues leading to the result TROLLOP
More clues leading to the result HUSSY
More clues leading to the result UNSWEET
More clues leading to the result SLUT
- Activist Sandra Fluke, per Rush Limbaugh
- ___ shaming
- Strumpet
- Hussy
- Slattern.
- Slovenly woman.
- Doll Tearsheet, for one.
- Sloven
- Slovenly one
- Dissolute woman