Obtuse Crossword Clue – 2 Answers (3-5 Letters)

Q: What's the best solution for Obtuse?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Obtuse is DIM. Other possible answers include DENSE.

Q: How many solutions are there for Obtuse?

We have found 2 possible answers for the crossword clue Obtuse.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Obtuse?

Clues like Obtuse often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, The Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph GK, The Guardian Prize, among others.

5 letter answer(s) to obtuse

DENSE

hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead"
Obtuse
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

3 letter answer(s) to obtuse

DIM

become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
lacking clarity or distinctness;
lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
make dim by comparison or conceal
make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"-

Frequently asked questions about ‘Obtuse’

What's the best solution for Obtuse?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Obtuse is DIM. Other possible answers include DENSE.

How many solutions are there for Obtuse?

We have found 2 possible answers for the crossword clue Obtuse.

Which crosswords feature clues like Obtuse?

Clues like Obtuse often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, The Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph GK, The Guardian Prize, among others.

Clue	Answers
Compact	6
Turn down	6
Thick	5
Close together	4
Dark	4
Crowded	3
Darken	3
Impenetrable	3
Not the brightest bulb on	3
Packed	3
Slow-witted	3
Unfavorable	3
Unintelligent	3
A bit thick	2
Doltish	2
Empty-headed	2
Not brilliant	2
Not smart	2
Not too swift	2
Poorly lit	2
Slow on the uptake	2
Thickheaded	2
Tightly packed	2
Unpromising	2
(Grow) dull	1
A bit slow	1
Badly lit	1
Barely lit	1
Barely shining	1
Blockheaded	1
Blockish	1
Bubbleheaded	1
Closely compacted	1
Closely packed	1
Crowded closely together	1
Days in March initially quite dark	1
End of crossword — I am needing a bit of illumination?	1
Faded image partly indistinct	1
Faint half-way through spinning	1
Faintly lit	1
Given dunce's cap, Knut's stupid	1
Gloomy doctor holds one up	1
Hard to get through	1
Hardly suited for Mensa	1
Headlight setting	1
Like 10-watt bulbs	1
Like a black hole	1
Like depleted uranium	1
Like osmium, more than an	1
Low-I.Q.	1

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Answers

Not the brightest bulb on

Packed