| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| WORKAGAINSTTIME | Be on a strict deadline |
| clock | to postpone an official or legal deadline by ceasing to count the hours that elapse, as when a new union contract must be agreed upon before an old contract runs out |
| death | to be excessively strict about |
| flesh | something that strict justice demands is due, but can only be paid with great loss or suffering to the payer |
| rigorism | (in the Roman Catholic Church) Formerly, the doctrine that in doubtful cases of conscience the strict course is always to be followed |
