Austere (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stern that I've seen before include "Strict, grimly serious" , "Grimly serious; back" , "Where sailors may be" , "Strict - forbidding" , "Stiff - back - not smiling" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stark that I've seen before include "Austere" , "Severely simple" , "Plain" , "stern" , "Severe; sharply clear" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for harsh that I've seen before include "Guttural" , "Not relenting" , "'Severe, rough (5)'" , "Raucous - austere - bitter" , "Punitive" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for spartan that I've seen before include "Without comforts" , "Strictly disciplined" , "austere old Greek" , "Indifferent to comfort" , "Of conditions, simple and harsh as for ancient Greeks" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ascetic that I've seen before include "Self-denying, often for religious reasons" , "Practising severe self-discipline" , "One practices self-denial as a spiritual discipline" , "Frugal" , "One practises self-denial as a spiritual discipline" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for strict that I've seen before include "Exacting, severe, rigid" , "Demanding that rules are observed" , "Undeviating" , "Severe, stern" , "Not lenient or indulgent" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for severe that I've seen before include "Strait-laced" , "Austere, serious" , "Taxing" , "Grave" , "Very bad" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bare that I've seen before include "Nude; uncover" , "Stark - naked" , "Carried" , "State of deciduous tree in winter" , "Unadorned - naked" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">austere</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for uncluttered that I've seen before include "Simple" , "Spacious, tidy" , "having few things on display?" , "Neat" .)