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The Clue

Acerbic (4 letter answer)

The Answer

TART

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Notes

The answer TART is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.

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Pielet
Piquant
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Snappish
Snippy
Sour
Tangy
Bakery product
Causing a pucker
Dessert item
Fruit pie
Fruity pastry
Like cranberries
Like vinaigrette
Lip-puckering
Loose lass
Napoleon's cousin
Not bland
Pastry item
Pucker-producing
Sharp tasting
Small pastry
Small pie
Tongue-curling
High tea goody
Like sour grapes
Target of Jack of Hearts
Like lemonade sans sugar

Definition

TART as a noun:

1. (prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street) = a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
2. a small open pie with a fruit filling
3. a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

TART as an adjective:

1. (lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart) = tasting sour like a lemon
2. (sharp, sharp-worded, tart) = harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"