Brusque and surly
The crossword clue "Brusque and surly" is answered by GRUFF, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GRUFF
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GRUFF answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GRUFFY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GRUFF
Every other clue in this collection answered by GRUFF, most used first.
- Surly - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Rough-mannered - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
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