| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| grimmest | Unrelentingly harsh; merciless or severe |
| RIGOROUS | Harsh or severe |
| STERN | Harsh or severe |
| sterns | lacking leniency or clemency; harsh or severe |
| rigorous | rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline |
| rigorous | (of weather or climate) uncomfortably severe or harsh; extremely inclement |
| gentlest | Moderate in action, effect, or degree; not harsh or severe |
| harsh | severe (harsh) / to cause (a state of elation) to be diminished or ended |
