Short and to the point
The crossword clue "Short and to the point" is answered by TERSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 32 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TERSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TERSE answer page.
Used 32 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 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.
- BRIEF (5 uses in xd)
- CURT (4 uses in xd)
- PITHY (2 uses in xd)
- CONCISE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TERSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TERSE, most used first.
- Succinct - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
- Concise - used 90 times, most recently in 2025
- Pithy - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
- Laconic - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
- Not wordy - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Short and sweet - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Hardly wordy - 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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