| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| scorching | (of criticism) Harsh; severe |
| SLAM | Severe criticism |
| bashing | Severe criticism |
| VITRIOL | Severe criticism |
| reprimand | severe criticism |
| RUNTHEGAUNTLET | Suffer severe criticism |
| ACERB | Severe, as criticism |
| sticks | Severe criticism or treatment |
| scathe | to attack with severe criticism |
| scathed | to attack with severe criticism |
| scathes | to attack with severe criticism |
| roast | subject to severe criticism or ridicule films have been roasted by most critics H. J. Seldes |
| roasting | subject to severe criticism or ridicule films have been roasted by most critics H. J. Seldes |
