Bitterly pungent
The crossword clue "Bitterly pungent" is answered by ACRID, a 5-letter entry. Used 41 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
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Used 41 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ACRID
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACRID, most used first.
- Pungent - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp-smelling - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Pungent bulb - ONION, used 48 times
- Pungent salad green - CRESS, used 27 times
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