Sharp on the tongue
The crossword clue "Sharp on the tongue" is answered by ACRID, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
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Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ACRID
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACRID, most used first.
- Bitter - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Pungent - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Caustic - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Bitterly pungent - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
- Sharp-smelling - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Bitter-tasting - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Biting - used 22 times, most recently in 2020
- Pungent-smelling - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
- Unpleasantly pungent - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Foul-smelling - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Bitter-smelling - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Stinging - used 14 times, most recently in 2014
- Sharp-tasting - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
- Harsh-smelling - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Like the smell of burning rubber - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Like burning rubber - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Having a sharp taste - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Nose-burning - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharply stinging - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Sour - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
- Exceedingly caustic - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Unpleasantly bitter - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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