Clues for the word "BLUNT"
We've had 61 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 75 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on November 17, 2025.
Definition of blunt
- a. - Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
- a. - Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
- a. - Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
- a. - Hard to impress or penetrate.
- v. t. - To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
- v. t. - To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
- n. - A fencer's foil.
- n. - A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
- n. - Money.
Referring Clues
- Weaken
- Like a foil
- Free-spoken
- Not too tactful
- Direct
- Without an edge
- Not pulling any punches
- Painfully forthright
- Not for the thin-skinned
- Telling it like it is
- Unvarnished
- Plain-spoken
- Not sharp, as a pencil
- To the point
- Outspoken
- To the point, ironically
- Like an %C3%A9p%C3%A9e's point
- Short on finesse
- Like an épée's point
- From the hip
- Not mincing words
- Pulling no punches
- Tactless
- Not pussyfooting
- Not pussy-footing
- Like a dull knife
- Dull-edged
- "The Devil Wears Prada" actress Emily
- Plainspoken
- "___ Force" (Lancaster film)
- Less than tactful
- Straightforward
- Not sharp
- Disconcertingly direct
- Dull
- To the point ... or not pointed
- *Not pointed ... and the start of an eight-step word ladder
- Big joint
- Opposite of sharp
- "You're Beautiful" singer James
- Frank - Soviet spy, d. 1983
- Candid
- Bluff
- To be frank, not keen
- Straight to the point? But there is no point!
- Dull - outspoken - spy
- Forthright – Soviet spy
- Spy eating a French sandwich
- Frank James, the singer
- Lacking a sharp point, as a fencing sword
- Forthright
- Uncompromisingly direct
- Unsubtle spy?
- Needing sharpening
- Not sharpened
- Anthony ___, art historian - and Soviet spy
- Obtuse
- Brutally honest
- Very direct
- Pot holder
- Not sharp, as a pencil or knife
Last Seen In
- New York Times - November 17, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 06, 2025
- New York Times - September 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 07, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 27, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - September 17, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 14, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 10, 2023
- Your Life Choices - May 11, 2023
- New York Times - December 19, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - December 15, 2022
- Daily Quick - October 27, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - August 30, 2022
- New York Times - July 30, 2022
- Daily Quick - June 30, 2022
- Guardian Cryptic - January 08, 2018
- New Zealand Herald - December 27, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - September 16, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - September 08, 2017
- New York Times - August 30, 2017
- Your Life Choices - July 19, 2017
- Mirror Quick - July 15, 2017
- LA Times - December 02, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - May 05, 2016
- LA Times - April 24, 2016
- Guardian Quick - March 14, 2016
- New York Times - January 17, 2016
- Guardian Quick - November 03, 2015
- Universal - September 29, 2015
- And in 45 more crossword puzzles...