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The Clue

Without any embroidery (5 letter answer)

The Answer

TERSE

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Notes

The answer TERSE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.

Related Clues

Antisesquipedalian
Breviloquent
Brief
Clipped
Compendious
Concise
Curt
Laconic
Pithy
To the point
Pointed
Polished
Succinct
Unwordy
Hardly garrulous
Hardly prolix
Hardly windy
In headlinese, say
Not flowery
Not wordy
Like telegrams, typically
Not saying much
Like the review "Hated it," e.g.

Definition

TERSE as an adjective:

1. (crisp, curt, laconic, terse) = brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"