Short-tempered
The crossword clue "Short-tempered" is answered by TESTY, a 5-letter entry. Used 76 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TESTY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TESTY answer page.
Used 76 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 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.
- SNIPPY (5 uses in xd)
- WASPISH (2 uses in xd)
- EDGY (1 uses in xd)
- GRUFF (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TESTY
Every other clue in this collection answered by TESTY, most used first.
- Irritable - used 191 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Short putt - TAPIN, used 51 times
- Short skirts - MINIS, used 51 times
- March honoree, for short - STPAT, used 50 times
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