Sharp and harsh.
The crossword clue "Sharp and harsh." is answered by ACERB, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1982; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ACERB
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACERB answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1982; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ACERB
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACERB, most used first.
- Bitter - used 69 times, most recently in 2024
- Sour - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Biting - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Harsh - used 23 times, most recently in 2020
- Sour-tasting - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Bitter-tasting - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Very tart - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Sharp-tongued - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Tart - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Acid-tongued - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Caustic - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Sour tasting, old-style - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- Astringent - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Having a bite - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Lip-puckering - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Bitter in taste - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Like a sourball - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Like unripe fruit - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Sarcastic - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Vinegary - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
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- Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
- On the up and up - LEGIT, used 124 times
- Out-and-out - UTTER, used 117 times
- "Pomp and Circumstance" composer - ELGAR, used 99 times
- Sharp - ACUTE, used 85 times
- Flora and fauna - BIOTA, used 81 times
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