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

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

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

'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 Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and the Evening Standard.

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

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

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

Severe (5)