| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| FLAY | Criticize brutally |
| VICIOUSLY | Brutally |
| SAVAGED | Brutally attacked |
| SAVAGES | Treats brutally |
| RAW | Brutally harsh |
| AXE | Brutally dismiss |
| AXES | Fires brutally |
| RAW | Brutally frank |
| SAVAGED | Criticized brutally |
| AXE | Brutally destroy |
| SAVAGED | Attacked brutally |
| GESTAPO | Suppressing opposition brutally |
| MAUL | Deal with brutally |
| LAIDITONTHELINE | Was brutally honest |
| AXE | Brutally cancel, as a sitcom |
| AXE | Brutally cancel, as a TV show |
| VILEFORTODAY | Brutally honest meteorologist's forecast about some miserable weather? |
| SUHARTO | Brutally violent Indonesian leader of the mid-to-late-20th century |
