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Stinging Comment Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BARB which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• the pointed part of barbed wire

• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

• one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

verb

• provide with barbs

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noun

• witty language used to convey insults or scorn

36%6 Replied with a stinging comment
verb

• To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.

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New York Times23 May 2007 Down 11
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