Gruff and grumpy — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Gruff and grumpy”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 2nd Apr 2011. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Gruff and grumpy” is SURLY (5 letters).
We last saw “Gruff and grumpy” in Guardian Quick on 2nd Apr 2011.
The 5-letter answer for “Gruff and grumpy” is SURLY.
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