The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STERN , but the solution may also be HARSH which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Iron-fisted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STERN | 60 % | 5 |
| HARSH | 30 % | 5 |
| BOSSY | 10 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Iron-fisted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clenched fist
- heavy handed
- strongarm
- forcefully
- strong arm
- forceful
- ironclad
- pummeling
- brutality
- fistfight
- forcibly
- brute force
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 HARSH
- Severe
- Draconian
- Like many realities
- Abrasive
- Difficult on the ears
- Unduly severe
- Strict or stark
- Grating to the ear
- Far from lenient
- Unpleasantly severe