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The Clue

Gruff (6 letter answer)

The Answer

CRUSTY

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Notes

The answer CRUSTY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.

Related Clues

Bad-tempered
Curmudgeon-like
Like a baguette
Like a curmudgeon
Sharp-tongued
Having a surly demeanor
Like some bread

Definition

CRUSTY as an adjective:

1. (crusted, encrusted, crusty, crustlike) = having a hardened crust as a covering
2. (crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured) = brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"