Although I generally mean well and don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, I can sometimes be unruly. I'm the type of person who gets easily irritated when I'm hungry. The clue in today's NYT Mini Crossword is actually "unruly". If you know what the word means, you should be able to answer "Unruly to the point of death". If you don't, here are some clues.
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The answer to three in the NYT Mini Crossword of July 19 is "BLUNT". To be tactless, or lacking or lacking tact, means to not be careful to say or do something that might upset someone. To be blunt is to be straightforward, forthright, or tactless. Being blunt is not always a bad thing, but there is a time and a place.
I give today's NYT Crossword Mini clue a two out of five on the difficulty scale. I figured it out in seconds, but I don't blame you if you struggled. Untactful is just one of those words that you either know or you don't.
