Severe Crossword Clue

Other answers seen for this clue

• STERN5 letters

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  Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between September 2011 and June 2014.
• BAD3 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, March 21, 2008.
• ACUTE5 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, May 24, 2007.
• DRASTIC7 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, July 24, 2006.
• STRINGENT9 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, September 17, 1999.
• STRICT6 letters

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  Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Wednesday, December 25, 1996.

• Abrasive

  New York Times · Wednesday, February 28, 2024 · 5 letters

• Tough

  New York Times · Sunday, December 4, 2022 · 5 letters

• Scathing

  New York Times · Saturday, August 13, 2022 · 5 letters

• Overly strict

  New York Times · Monday, July 18, 2022 · 5 letters

• More than unpleasant

  New York Times · Sunday, May 29, 2022 · 5 letters

• Caustic

  New York Times · Monday, December 20, 2021 · 5 letters

• Not kind

  New York Times · Tuesday, October 22, 2019 · 5 letters

• Like a zero-star review

  New York Times · Sunday, August 18, 2019 · 5 letters

• Tyrannical

  New York Times · Tuesday, June 18, 2019 · 5 letters

• Rough

  New York Times · Thursday, May 24, 2018 · 5 letters

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• 19-Across Energizing force
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• 21-Across "Is that true about me?"
• 21-Down Energizes
• 22-Down Italian fashion capital, to Italians
• 23-Down Truly legendary