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

'severe' is the definition.
(I know that severe can be written as stern)

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

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

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

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

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

This is all the 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 Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and The Telegraph.

'severe' is the definition.
(I know that severe can be written as austere)

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

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

Severe (5)