Mordant
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in The Guardian Quick.
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- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 2 Jul 2021
Crossword Answers
4 letters
TART
Harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"
ACID
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
GRIM
Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
5 letters
BLACK
(board games) the darker pieces
ACERB
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
6 letters
ACERB.
BITING
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
7 letters
EROSIVE
Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
CAUSTIC
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
8 letters
SARDONIC
Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
9 letters
CORROSIVE
A substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
VITRIOLIC
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
SATIRICAL
Exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"