Abrasive (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abrasive</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that abrasive can be written as harsh)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for harsh that I've seen before include "Severe - unkind" , "Unpleasantly rough" , "Severe; bleak" , "Unkind or cruel" , "Not relenting" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abrasive</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that abrasive can be written as scratchy)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scratchy that I've seen before include "marked by abrasions" , "Irritable" , "(Of a voice) rough and grating" , "Like many an old record" , "Itchy" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abrasive</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that sandpaper is a type of abrasive)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sandpaper that I've seen before include "Woodworker's abrasive" , "Smooth" , "Spared pan for the stuff used to prepare surfaces" , "Make smoother" , "Abrasive sheet (DIY)" .)