| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ICANT | Terse turndown to an invitation |
| REGRETS | Brief turndown to an invitation |
| REGRETS | Polite turndown of an invitation |
| WHATISIT | Terse response to an interruption |
| ONIT | Terse response to an order |
| EDWARDLEAR | There once was an author from Britain - Who laughed at the poems he'd written - "Five lines to a verse - Is so very terse - I can finish 'em up in one sittin'." |
