Answer: stark

AnswerCrossword Clue
STARKUtterly.
STARKA top U.S. admiral in W.W. II
STARKTotally naked
STARKUnsoftened
STARKUnembellished
STARKWillie of "All the King's Men"
STARKSevere
STARKUtter
STARKHarsh
STARKSheer; utter
STARKWithout ornamentation.
STARKName from Revolutionary days.
STARKSharply delineated.
STARKBleak.
STARKDesolate.
STARKSevere.
STARKBare.
STARKDownright.
STARKKind of contrast
starkto stiffen (to make stiff (not easily bent)) / harsh in appearance
starkcompletely
starkbleak
starkcomplete; utter
starkextremely simple or severe.
STARKUnadorned
STARKExtremely simple
STARKBleak and desolate
STARKStripped of nonessentials.
STARKDevoid of any disguise
STARKType of naked
STARKSeverely simple
STARKBetsy or Lisa of ABC News
STARKVery simple
STARKUtterly
STARKLike many a contrast
STARKCheerless
STARKBlunt, as reality
STARKBluntly plain
STARKOut-and-out
STARKLike the surface of the moon