The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LIT INTO which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Criticized harshly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LIT INTO | 17 % | 8 |
| RAILED | 17 % | 6 |
| SLAMMED | 17 % | 7 |
| FLAYED | 17 % | 6 |
| DUMPEDON | 17 % | 8 |
| TOREAPART | 17 % | 9 |
Why may LIT-INTO be the right solution?
The phrase "lit into" is commonly used to mean criticizing someone harshly. It is a colloquial expression that fits the clue perfectly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Criticized harshly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- savaged
- attacked
- blasted
- condemned
- denounced
- rater
- reprimand
- reproof
- chastened
- rebuke
- reproaches
- schooling
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LIT INTO
More clues leading to the result RAILED
- Denounced; with "at"
- Complained
- Reviled bitterly
- Did more than grumble
- Complained bitterly
- Ranted (at)
- Talked wildly
- Fulminated
- Complained loudly
- Furnished with track.
More clues leading to the result SLAMMED
- Closed angrily, perhaps
- Banged shut
- Hit, a la Sosa
- Closed loudly
- Banged.
- Shut violently.
- Shut the door, in a way.
- Closed noisily
- Banged
- Did a noisy door job
More clues leading to the result FLAYED
- Scaled
- Gave a whipping to
- Excoriated
- Criticized severely
- Castigated
- Criticized harshly
- Tongue-lashed
- Censured severely
- Pillaged
- Whipped