Less long-winded
The crossword clue "Less long-winded" is answered by TERSER, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TERSER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TERSER answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 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.
- PITHIER (2 uses in xd)
- CURTER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TERSER
Every other clue in this collection answered by TERSER, most used first.
- More succinct - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- More concise - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- More to the point - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Less verbose - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Less wordy - used 14 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.
- Less fresh - STALER, used 60 times
- Long step - STRIDE, used 40 times
- Long looks - STARES, used 32 times
- Took long steps - STRODE, used 29 times
- Take long steps - STRIDE, used 27 times
- Long-eared hound - BASSET, used 26 times
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