Severe - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'severe' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for acute that I've seen before include "Keen; severe" , "Sharp - sort of French accent" , "quick on the uptake" , "Sharp-pointed - keenly perceptive" , "Sharp like angle" .)

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

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

'severe' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

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

'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 King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror and the Evening Standard.

'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 USA Today, The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Evening Standard.

'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 USA Today, The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Evening Standard.

'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 USA Today, The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Evening Standard.

'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.
(thesaurus)

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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