Very tart
The crossword clue "Very tart" is answered by ACERB, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 2 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 12 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- 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
- Sharp and harsh. - used 7 times, most recently in 1982
- 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
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Very pale - ASHEN, used 69 times
- Very small - TEENY, used 68 times
- Very angry - IRATE, used 64 times
- Make very happy - ELATE, used 56 times
- Very, in music - ASSAI, used 52 times
- Very cold - GELID, used 41 times
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