The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GRIM which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 1999.
Severe; stern crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRIM | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Severe; stern
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- harsh
- strict
- stringent
- district
- stricture
- strictness
- strictly
- stringency
- involution
- rigour
- strait
- austerity
Crossword Answer definitions
GRIM noun- Specter, ghost, haunting spirit
- To make grim; to give a stern or forbidding aspect to.
- Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding
- Rigid and unrelenting
- Ghastly or sinister
- Disgusting; gross
- Anger, wrath.
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