Short (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">short</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(terse can mean short or brusque)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for terse that I've seen before include "Brief; abrupt" , "Sententious" , "Reset to be pithy" , "Pithy and concise" , "Using few words" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">short</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for brief that I've seen before include "Instructions for barrister" , "Terse" , "not lasting long" , "Short or concise" , "Succinct" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">short</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scarce that I've seen before include "Uncommon" , "Hard to get" , "Rarely seen" , "Not enough to meet demand" , "Common? Definitely not" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">short</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for concise that I've seen before include "Brief, said in few words" , "Short and pithy" , "Succinct" , "Short and brief" , "Terse" .)