Rigorous Crossword Clue

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STRICT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Severe princess once banished from regionCrossword Clue
Regular twinkling mostly seen in stoneCrossword Clue
UnbendingCrossword Clue
Punctilious Detective Inspector leaves areaCrossword Clue
Not allowing for variationCrossword Clue
Neighbourhood wanting police officer to be authoritarianCrossword Clue
SternCrossword Clue
Rigid about rulesCrossword Clue
Severe, rigorousCrossword Clue
Uncompromising princess leaves the regionCrossword Clue

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HARSH
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like some criticism and winter weatherCrossword Clue
SevereCrossword Clue
Excessively negative, as criticismCrossword Clue
"You're being really critical"Crossword Clue
Rather severeCrossword Clue
AbrasiveCrossword Clue
InhospitableCrossword Clue
BrutalCrossword Clue
Difficult to endureCrossword Clue

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EXACT
5 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
On the noseCrossword Clue
Like some changeCrossword Clue
Precise – demandCrossword Clue
PreciseCrossword Clue
On the moneyCrossword Clue
Take by force? Nice!Crossword Clue

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INDEPTH
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
ThoroughCrossword Clue
Section of Hawkwind EP thrills thoroughlyCrossword Clue
DetailedCrossword Clue
Far from surface-level, as researchCrossword Clue
Comprehensive — detailedCrossword Clue
Home Office branch last to refurbish fullyCrossword Clue

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SEVERE
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Very harshCrossword Clue
25 centigrade’s close and hard to endureCrossword Clue
Harsh, like a stormCrossword Clue
Really badCrossword Clue
GraveCrossword Clue
Showing no compassion at any time in Kent?Crossword Clue
Seriously badCrossword Clue
Like harsh wintersCrossword Clue
Tough being cute?Crossword Clue

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STERN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Boat backCrossword Clue
UnbendingCrossword Clue
Unlikely to approve of horseplayCrossword Clue
Like a disciplinarianCrossword Clue
ExactingCrossword Clue
Rigid backCrossword Clue
UnsmilingCrossword Clue
Hard-nosedCrossword Clue
Inflexible tailCrossword Clue
Not lenientCrossword Clue

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STRINGENT
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Tough owners horses, not half-decentCrossword Clue
Inflexible loop in medical tubeCrossword Clue
File on hospital department is rigorousCrossword Clue
Tight cord flexed when first pulledCrossword Clue
Binding disc inside inserted tubeCrossword Clue
Uncompromising series on hospital departmentCrossword Clue
Tight rope finishing off chapCrossword Clue
Strict line taken by hospital departmentCrossword Clue
Tough line by hospital departmentCrossword Clue

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AUSTERE
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Plain and simpleCrossword Clue
Like monastery lifeCrossword Clue
A superior holy person before becoming self-abnegatingCrossword Clue
Australia tried enthusiastically removing England's openers – harsh!Crossword Clue
SpartanCrossword Clue
Simple one providing food without frills entertaining me, informallyCrossword Clue
Severe in mannerCrossword Clue
Exacting short-term drills start off aerobic exerciseCrossword Clue
SternCrossword Clue

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DRASTIC
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like extreme measuresCrossword Clue
RadicalCrossword Clue
Harsh — radicalCrossword Clue
Violent racist reformed by DemocratCrossword Clue
Radical dictators take to posturingCrossword Clue
Volatile dictators denying first signs of this oppression? Thats extremeCrossword Clue
Outrageous letters of Alexandra SticklerCrossword Clue
Not all stand by doctor, a radicalCrossword Clue
Forceful detectives about to arrest intoxicated starCrossword Clue

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EXACTING
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Challenging former deputyCrossword Clue
Drama with old partner is tiresomeCrossword Clue
Old flame behaving unnaturally is demandingCrossword Clue
Demanding; extortingCrossword Clue
Not easily satisfiedCrossword Clue
Stern with late deputyCrossword Clue
Tough no longer playingCrossword Clue
Making rigorous demandsCrossword Clue
Demanding much - no longer actingCrossword Clue

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HARD
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tough end cut off vegetableCrossword Clue
DifficultCrossword Clue
Far from a walk in the parkCrossword Clue
He crashed out before the end of race – that’s bad luck!Crossword Clue
___ rockCrossword Clue
(Rock-[?) rock]Crossword Clue
___ of hearingCrossword Clue
ToughCrossword Clue
Firm conned about contracts essentiallyCrossword Clue
Word with copy or currencyCrossword Clue

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THOROUGH
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
MeticulousCrossword Clue
Comprehensive, even if approximateCrossword Clue
Complete, however approximateCrossword Clue
Full round in betweenCrossword Clue
House with trench on the perimeter, detailedCrossword Clue
Meticulous, but impreciseCrossword Clue
Utter nothing in betweenCrossword Clue
Complete from beginning to end, concealing nothingCrossword Clue
Love to impale non-stop, being conscientiousCrossword Clue

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ACIDTEST
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Quality assuranceCrossword Clue
Criminal dictates serious trial (4, 4)Crossword Clue
Dictates questionably what constitutes proof (4,4)Crossword Clue
Rigorous check requires coupon in order to set up deposit accountCrossword Clue
Critical trialCrossword Clue
Conclusive proof providerCrossword Clue
Searching appraisal makes one drunk cite DTsCrossword Clue
Chemistry exam?Crossword Clue
Ordeal ... and a hint to the initials of the answers to starred cluesCrossword Clue
Decisive assessmentCrossword Clue

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DRILL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Use a boring tool in practiceCrossword Clue
Training exercisesCrossword Clue
Homo sapiens leaving baboon to find toolCrossword Clue
Dentist's toolCrossword Clue
What will bore physician seen with sickCrossword Clue
Tool for making holesCrossword Clue
Training session, boring thingCrossword Clue
"You know the ___"Crossword Clue
Boring toolCrossword Clue
Make a hole right inside sort of pickleCrossword Clue

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IRONHAND
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Metaphor for tyrannyCrossword Clue
Strong controlCrossword Clue
Strong controlCrossword Clue
Symbol of strict controlCrossword Clue
What a tyrant wieldsCrossword Clue
Proverbially harsh controlCrossword Clue
Firm control, metaphoricallyCrossword Clue
Content of velvet glove?Crossword Clue
Firm control, metaphoricallyCrossword Clue
Something to rule withCrossword Clue

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ORAL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mouth-relatedCrossword Clue
Administered with a spoonCrossword Clue
SpokenCrossword Clue
Kind of contractCrossword Clue
Like some historiesCrossword Clue
Word with history or surgeryCrossword Clue
Taken by mouthCrossword Clue
By mouthCrossword Clue
By mouthCrossword Clue
___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court caseCrossword Clue

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ORALS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hurdles for would-be doctorsCrossword Clue
Stressful testsCrossword Clue
Hurdles for doct___ ___ ___ ___ ___tudentsCrossword Clue
Exams often given by committeeCrossword Clue
Spoken examsCrossword Clue
Dissertation defensesCrossword Clue
Exams you don't need a pencil forCrossword Clue
Some foreign language examsCrossword Clue
Spoken examsCrossword Clue
Tests that are hard to cheat onCrossword Clue

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PURIST
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One unlikely to bend the rulesCrossword Clue
Person for whom it's all or nothingCrossword Clue
Stir up — nit-pickerCrossword Clue
Overly formal type for all to see amid trips abroadCrossword Clue
Verbal pedantCrossword Clue
Strict observerCrossword Clue
Stir up — pedantCrossword Clue
One unlikely to experimentCrossword Clue
SticklerCrossword Clue
Type not susceptible to compromiseCrossword Clue

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ACIDTESTS
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crucial trialsCrossword Clue
Marshal dictates first of several severe trials (4,5)Crossword Clue
Exacting examinations, involving litmus papers?Crossword Clue
Critical evaluationsCrossword Clue
Conclusive proceduresCrossword Clue
Critical hurdlesCrossword Clue
Crucial experiencesCrossword Clue
Moments of truthCrossword Clue
Final analysesCrossword Clue
Severe trialsCrossword Clue

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BOOTCAMPS
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Military trials?Crossword Clue
Military trials?Crossword Clue
Where soldiers are madeCrossword Clue
Lejeune and PendletonCrossword Clue
Reveille sitesCrossword Clue
USMC training areasCrossword Clue

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SPARTAN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Far from deluxeCrossword Clue
Austere box beltCrossword Clue
Role in clinic is plainCrossword Clue
Simple crash involving vehicles blocking bridgeCrossword Clue
Simple crash involving vehicles blocking bridgeCrossword Clue
Section in medical facility lacking in comfort?Crossword Clue
Like accommodations for friars and nuns, typicallyCrossword Clue
Like a no-frills hotel roomCrossword Clue
Boom and bust leaving business with an austerity championCrossword Clue
Ancient Greek expertise in bridgeCrossword Clue

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OVERSEVERE
10 Letters

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INBOXZERO
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Goal of having no unread emailsCrossword Clue
Goal of having no unread emailsCrossword Clue

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STRICTLY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
With rigourCrossword Clue
Reportedly, one-eyed lyricist treated entertaining tenor harshlyCrossword Clue
Staple of BBC One's autumn schedulesCrossword Clue
Ò___ speaking ... ÓCrossword Clue
Zappa's commercial album? AbsolutelyCrossword Clue
Zappas commercial album? AbsolutelyCrossword Clue
Popularly a TV series, to be completely accurateCrossword Clue
Lyrics TT belted out by the bookCrossword Clue
In an absolute mannerCrossword Clue
Rigorously cagey, having swallowed a near-ploy by Tamil leaderCrossword Clue

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EXACTION
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Demand made in divorce court case?Crossword Clue
Demand lawsuit against former loverCrossword Clue
Demand made by ditched lover maybe leading to lawsuitCrossword Clue
Old case of extortionCrossword Clue
Former partner with case making excessive demandCrossword Clue
Former partner having case for enforcement of paymentCrossword Clue
I once laboured with tax demand thats excessiveCrossword Clue
Blackmail could be former lovers doingCrossword Clue
Vote in English lawsuit for enforcement of paymentCrossword Clue
WrestingCrossword Clue

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RIOTER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mob memberCrossword Clue
Revolting sortCrossword Clue
One's on the rampageCrossword Clue
Out-of-control protesterCrossword Clue
Participant in an unruly mobCrossword Clue
Mob memberCrossword Clue
Mob memberCrossword Clue
Disorderly protesterCrossword Clue
Disturbing individualCrossword Clue
Violent protesterCrossword Clue

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STRICTURE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Adverse criticism is harsh and, from time to time, guardedCrossword Clue
Criticism of framework, with university going for independenceCrossword Clue
Scrupulous about supporting university criticismCrossword Clue
Trials halved with court bound by certain constraintCrossword Clue
Criticism certain to include being reportedly misledCrossword Clue
ControlCrossword Clue
Moment to hold back groove following small criticismCrossword Clue
CriticismCrossword Clue
Binding criticismCrossword Clue
Criticism follows when I replace you, they say, in the organisationCrossword Clue

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WITCHHUNT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Threatening pursuit – victimisationCrossword Clue
Prejudiced investigation and harassmentCrossword Clue
Is it driver James or MP Jeremy reported persecution?Crossword Clue
Biased investigationCrossword Clue
Harassment of those with dissenting viewsCrossword Clue
"The Crucible" subjectCrossword Clue
McCarthy's pursuit of Reds, e.gCrossword Clue
Unjustified persecutionCrossword Clue
McCarthy's pursuit of Reds, e.gCrossword Clue
McCarthyite practiceCrossword Clue

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HARDSHIP
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Firms in difficultyCrossword Clue
Strong drink put husband into povertyCrossword Clue
Strong drink put husband into povertyCrossword Clue
Trouble with stern on vesselCrossword Clue
Little Richards hip to the difficultyCrossword Clue
Hot swirling rapids conceal helmsmans initial difficultyCrossword Clue
Certainly no inflatable in difficultyCrossword Clue
Certainly no inflatable in difficultyCrossword Clue
Need solid vesselCrossword Clue
Novelist draining last short drink round hotel has difficultyCrossword Clue

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MARTINET
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Enforcer-in-chief's right — extremist spilling his gutsCrossword Clue
Swallow meat regularly for disciplinarianCrossword Clue
Tyrant beheaded Don Adams character in Spielberg filmCrossword Clue
Disciplinarians point in trading centreCrossword Clue
Strict disciplinarians right to set about wayward inmate? Just the oppositeCrossword Clue
TaskmasterCrossword Clue
Stickler investing money, English, in trading centreCrossword Clue
Strict disciplinarianCrossword Clue
Strict disciplinarian — met trainCrossword Clue
Flier and French disciplinarianCrossword Clue

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OVERHAUL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Examine and substantially improveCrossword Clue
Drag too much to maintainCrossword Clue
Recondition surplus lootCrossword Clue
Lacking capital, sweetheart? Robbery proceeds would make restorationCrossword Clue
Lacking capital, sweetheart? Robbery proceeds would make restorationCrossword Clue
Old vicar gets up and spoils serviceCrossword Clue
RenovateCrossword Clue
Make repairs to complete catchCrossword Clue
Set of deliveries by transport serviceCrossword Clue
Pass an examinationCrossword Clue

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CONSTRICT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Running about at first, getting severe crampCrossword Clue
Check fraud by firmCrossword Clue
Harsh after Tory squeezeCrossword Clue
Harsh after Tory squeezeCrossword Clue
Squeeze Tory hardCrossword Clue
Against reaching absolute limitCrossword Clue
Inhibit firm led by right-wing politicianCrossword Clue
Study rigorous contractCrossword Clue
Prisoners taken for a ride, reportedly squeeze upCrossword Clue
Make narrowerCrossword Clue

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PERSEVERE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Keep on keeping onCrossword Clue
Carry on as salesman, coming back hardCrossword Clue
Carry on as salesman, coming back hardCrossword Clue
Soldier on exercise about taking partCrossword Clue
Push on through plainCrossword Clue
Carry onCrossword Clue
Carry onCrossword Clue
Plough on a graveCrossword Clue
Stick with itCrossword Clue
A Spartan is to display determinationCrossword Clue

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SEXACTS
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Correct to interrupt senators on both sides: they’re involved in CongressCrossword Clue

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WESTERNER
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Maybe American partners at table less easy-goingCrossword Clue
First person meeting severe monarch may be a North AmericanCrossword Clue
One from Los Angeles perhaps seen in type of film genre regularlyCrossword Clue
Little resistance about strict character from the free worldCrossword Clue
One from San Francisco, say, our group finds more demandingCrossword Clue
American, perhapsCrossword Clue
Californian, for exampleCrossword Clue
Californian, e.gCrossword Clue
Pioneer, perhapsCrossword Clue
Occidental tourist?Crossword Clue

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MATHEMATICAL
12 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Scientific mail that came for editingCrossword Clue
Like magic squaresCrossword Clue
Like magic squaresCrossword Clue

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ASSESSOR
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
A sibilant sound interrupted by conclusion of magistrate or judgeCrossword Clue
JudgeCrossword Clue
One values propertyCrossword Clue
ExaminerCrossword Clue
One checks dipstick to get type of oil rightCrossword Clue
Im estimating amounts among Acrosses, say, reading upwardsCrossword Clue
Examiner giving some crosses, say, when upsetCrossword Clue
JudgeCrossword Clue
Referee held up by crosses savedCrossword Clue
One who might value classes Sorbonne hostsCrossword Clue

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INTENSIVE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Alteration of invites to incorporate two points is very thoroughCrossword Clue
How does the decimal system work? I have concentratedCrossword Clue
Thorough, like some coursesCrossword Clue
Close current books, meditative after loss of papaCrossword Clue
Concentrated in core of listeners' riddle, sayCrossword Clue
After trendy numbers the writers becoming seriousCrossword Clue
Club tennis? I have to be serious?Crossword Clue
Playing tennis I have concentratedCrossword Clue
Popular numbers I have detailedCrossword Clue
Popular numbers I have detailedCrossword Clue

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GASTRIC
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Good pastry leads to intense cramps of the stomachCrossword Clue
Grit sac evolved — it's involved in digestionCrossword Clue
Gut-relatedCrossword Clue
Good when device reduced stomachCrossword Clue
Stomachs wind spasm overcomes resistanceCrossword Clue
Rabbit with talent contracted 20% of stomachCrossword Clue
Stomach device briefly placed under jawCrossword Clue
Stomach-relatedCrossword Clue
Go on about endless deception of the corporation?Crossword Clue
Pertaining to the stomachCrossword Clue

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Showing 39 Matching Answers

STRICT

10 RELATED CLUES

HARSH

9 RELATED CLUES

EXACT

6 RELATED CLUES

INDEPTH

6 RELATED CLUES

SEVERE

9 RELATED CLUES

STERN

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STRINGENT

9 RELATED CLUES

AUSTERE

9 RELATED CLUES

DRASTIC

9 RELATED CLUES

EXACTING

9 RELATED CLUES

HARD

10 RELATED CLUES

THOROUGH

9 RELATED CLUES

ACIDTEST

10 RELATED CLUES

DRILL

10 RELATED CLUES

IRONHAND

10 RELATED CLUES

ORAL

10 RELATED CLUES

ORALS

10 RELATED CLUES

PURIST

10 RELATED CLUES

ACIDTESTS

10 RELATED CLUES

BOOTCAMPS

6 RELATED CLUES

SPARTAN

10 RELATED CLUES

OVERSEVERE

INBOXZERO

2 RELATED CLUES

STRICTLY

10 RELATED CLUES

EXACTION

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RIOTER

10 RELATED CLUES

STRICTURE

10 RELATED CLUES

WITCHHUNT

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HARDSHIP

10 RELATED CLUES

MARTINET

10 RELATED CLUES

OVERHAUL

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CONSTRICT

10 RELATED CLUES

PERSEVERE

10 RELATED CLUES

SEXACTS

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WESTERNER

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MATHEMATICAL

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ASSESSOR

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INTENSIVE

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GASTRIC

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