Severe - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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 Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Severe (5)