Answer: blunt

AnswerCrossword Clue
BLUNT

Take the edge off

BLUNT

Plainspoken

BLUNT

Painfully frank

BLUNT
Pulling no punches
BLUNT
Needing sharpening
BLUNTNot for the thin-skinned
BLUNTPainfully forthright
BLUNTNot pulling any punches
BLUNTTo the point
BLUNTStraightforward
BLUNTWithout an edge
BLUNTNot mincing words
BLUNTDirect
BLUNTInconsiderate
BLUNTDull-edged
BLUNTTactless
BLUNTNot at all diplomatic
BLUNTNot sharp
BLUNTPlain-spoken
BLUNTTelling it like it is
BLUNTUnvarnished
BLUNTNot sharp, as a pencil
BLUNTShort on finesse
BLUNTFrom the hip
BLUNTPlain-spoken.
BLUNTEnglish poet.
BLUNTAbrupt.
BLUNTInsensitive.
BLUNTOutspoken.
BLUNTDull
BLUNTLike a used pencil
BLUNTOutspokenly frank
BLUNTOutspoken
BLUNTMincing no words
BLUNTBrusque
BLUNTObtund
BLUNTInsensitive
BLUNTDeaden
BLUNTWeaken
BLUNTLike a foil