Severe - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'severe' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for stern that I've seen before include "Strict, grimly serious" , "Hard - back" , "Back end of a ship" , "Inflexible; back" , "Stiff - back - not smiling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, The Irish Independent, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Independent, The Guardian, the Universal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, The Sunday Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

'severe' is the definition.
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This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for stiff that I've seen before include "Rigid, prim" , "cheat" , "Severe - conventional - dead body" , "Starched, rigid" , "Unyielding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, The Irish Independent, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Independent, The Guardian, the Universal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, The Sunday Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

'severe' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for harsh that I've seen before include "Raucous - austere - bitter" , "Severe and disagreeable" , "Unpleasantly stern" , "Strict, unfair" , "Not relenting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, The Irish Independent, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Independent, The Guardian, the Universal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, The Sunday Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

'severe' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for strict that I've seen before include "Demanding that rules are observed" , "Uncompromising in discipline" , "Severe and unyielding" , "Severe, stern" , "Harsh and severe" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald and the King Feature Syndicate.

'severe' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for drastic that I've seen before include "Grave" , "'Severe, extreme (7)'" , "Unsparing" , "Harsh, severe" , "Thoroughgoing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune and the King Feature Syndicate.

'severe' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for austere that I've seen before include "Harsh" , "Serious" , "Stern, grave" , "Grim - USA tree (anag)" , "Abstemious and grave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune and the King Feature Syndicate.

'severe' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for violent that I've seen before include "not peaceful either" , "Furious" , "Immoderate" , "Using excessive force" , "Hot-headed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune and the King Feature Syndicate.

'severe' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for stringent that I've seen before include "(Rule) allowing no discretion" , "Requiring strict adherence to detail" , "Severe, rigorous, attention to rules say" , "Harsh" , "firm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

'severe' is the definition.
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This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for scathing that I've seen before include "Scornfully critical" , "Harshly critical" , "Sarcastic" , "Severely critical" , "Painful" .)

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