Related Clues:

• Time with Irish maybe short
• Not all writers excel in using words sparingly
• Brief in one's words
• Short, concise and to the point (unlike this clue)
• Short circuit usually ruins the leads
• The Parisian, a figure in mathematics, is saying few words
• In Battersea with Blunt
• Free of superfluity
• Abrupt and unfriendly in Battersea
• Terse; concise
• Ultimately elegant Celtic language, neat and concise
• Short sleeves retained, partially turned up
• U-turn from verbose
• Peter Sellers: inwardly brusque?
• Unceremonious over leaving playing area