| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DUTCHUNCLE | Symbol of sternness. |
| IRONHAND | Symbol of sternness |
| sternnesses | STERNNESS, the state of being stern |
| austerities | Sternness or severity of manner or attitude |
| austerity | austere quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness |
| RIGOR | Sternness. |
| RIGOR | Excessive sternness |
| severity | harshness, sternness, or rigor |
| AMID | "All that sternness .. charm": Yeats |
| austerities | Conditions characterized by severity, sternness, or asceticism |
