The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STERN which also is the latest solution we found used in King Syndicate in 2013.
Exacting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STERN | 48 % | 5 |
| SEVERE | 15 % | 6 |
| STRICT | 11 % | 6 |
| RIGID | 7 % | 5 |
| HARD | 7 % | 4 |
| NICE | 4 % | 4 |
| DEMANDING | 4 % | 9 |
| HARSH | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Exacting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fastidious
- exigent
- demanding
- strict
- stern
- ambitious
- picky
- rigorous
- tough
- stringent
- intensive
- tight
Crossword Answer definitions
STERN adjective- Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
- Grim and forbidding in appearance.
- The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
- The post of management or direction.
- The hinder part of anything.
- The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
- A bird, the black tern.
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 STERN
- Isaac or Howard
- Strict
- Violinist Isaac
- Austere
- Imus' rival
- "Private Parts" author
- Exacting
- "Miss America" author
- Author of "Private Parts"
- Like some warnings
More clues leading to the result SEVERE
- Extreme
- Like many reprimands
- Exacting
- Harsh
- Grave
- Draconian
- Dire
- Like some thunderstorms
- Like some winter weather
- in the extreme
More clues leading to the result STRICT
- Unyielding
- Unbending
- Black-and-white
- Like a martinet
- Rigorous
- Unwilling to give makeup exams, say
- Rigid
- Precise
- Following the letter of the law
- Inflexible about rules
More clues leading to the result RIGID
- Hard-set
- Stiff
- Unyielding
- Inelastic
- Unbending
- Exacting, as an examination
- Inflexible
- Not relaxed
- Like a hard-liner
- Ironclad
More clues leading to the result HARD
- No picnic
- Unyielding
- Like a Friday crossword
- Ready to get down, in a way
- Posing a challenge
- Nearly unsolvable
- Stony
- Demanding
- Like most themeless puzzles
- 10 on the Mohs scale
More clues leading to the result NICE
- "No more Mr. __ guy!"
- Well-behaved
- Pleasant city on the Riviera
- __-nelly
- Fine and dandy
- Fine!
- Pleasant
- Sweet
- ___ guy syndrome
- "Good shot!"