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% replaces any number of letters (la% - lake, lamp)_ replaces one letter (ca_ - car, cat)

Crossword clues for Plain and blunt:

STARK: Bluntly plain
PAROMOLOGY: I am no orator as Brutus is, but . . . a plain blunt man.
ROUND: Plain and blunt
BALD: Plain and blunt