| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| RIPOSTE | Sharp reply | |
| RETORT | Sharp reply | |
| TART | Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke. | |
| SNAPPISH | Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. | |
| SHREWD | Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply. | |