Answer:

stark

Answer	Crossword Clue
STARK	Bare
STARK	Desolate
STARK	Unvarnished

STARK	Like barren landscapes or unflattering lighting
STARK	With high contrast
STARK	Sharply defined
STARK	Downright
STARK	Like some contrasts
STARK	Grim
STARK	Blunt, as reality
STARK	Undecorated

STARK	... raving mad
STARK	... naked
STARK	Like a moonscape
STARK	Bleak
STARK	Like the surface of the moon
STARK	Out-and-out
STARK	Bluntly plain
STARK	Like moonscapes

STARK	Sharply delineated, as a contrast
STARK	Barren
STARK	Grim, as a landscape
STARK	Austere
STARK	"All the King's Men" protagonist
STARK	Lacking adornment
STARK	Not at all glamorized
STARK	Not glamorized

STARK	Unglamorized
STARK	Spartan
STARK	American admiral.
STARK	Commander of United States Naval Forces, Europe.
STARK	Head of U. S. Navy in European theatre.
STARK	Commander, U. S. Naval Forces in Europe.
STARK	Unadorned.
STARK	U. S. Admiral.

STARK	World War II Admiral.
STARK	Stripped of nonessentials.
STARK	Downright.
STARK	Bare.
STARK	Severe.