Strict Crossword Clue

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STERN
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
SevereCrossword Clue
Howard ___ of radioCrossword Clue
Ship's rearCrossword Clue
Violinist Isaac ___Crossword Clue
FirmCrossword Clue
Boat backCrossword Clue
UnbendingCrossword Clue
Unlikely to approve of horseplayCrossword 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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RIGID
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Invariable outfit I hadCrossword Clue
Unlikely to bendCrossword Clue
InflexibleCrossword Clue
UnbendingCrossword Clue
Set free, soldier goes insideCrossword Clue
Stiff clothing Everyman hadCrossword Clue
FirmCrossword Clue

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AUSTERE
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Devoid of comfortsCrossword Clue
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

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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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LITERAL
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like the phrase "seeing eye to eye" for two people who are the same heightCrossword Clue
Word-for-wordCrossword Clue
Something signifying a huge amount in colloquial little typoCrossword Clue
Kind of misprintCrossword Clue
Exactly as statedCrossword Clue
True to the originalCrossword Clue
Genuine misprintCrossword Clue
Drunk, real smashed to be preciseCrossword Clue
Good books are put up online verbatimCrossword Clue

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SEVERE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Extremely strictCrossword Clue
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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HARDANDFAST
11 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Like a strictly enforced ruleCrossword Clue
Fixed and definitiveCrossword Clue
Like a game show’s lightning round?Crossword Clue
Inviolable, as a ruleCrossword Clue
unalterableCrossword Clue
*Inviolable, as rulesCrossword Clue
Stringently enforced, as a ruleCrossword Clue
Unalterable, as rulesCrossword Clue

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HARSH
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Overly toughCrossword Clue
ScathingCrossword Clue
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

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PURITANIC
9 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Carthaginian holds educated woman to be strait-lacedCrossword Clue
Strait-laced Carthaginian woman making entryCrossword Clue
Overly primCrossword Clue
PrudishCrossword Clue
Austere in speech, you are fronting appeal to stop hysteriaCrossword Clue

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STRAITLACED
11 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
*Stuffy noseCrossword Clue
Narrow-mindedCrossword Clue
Prudish characteristic left one drifting without a dateCrossword Clue
Very conservativeCrossword Clue
PrudishCrossword Clue
Like weed "enhanced" by the singer of "All My Ex's Live in Texas"?Crossword 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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ADHERENCE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Notice new church collars ambassador about supportCrossword Clue
Being faithful, new church gets behind Christian era on EarthCrossword Clue
Loyalty from a duke thus, protecting queenCrossword Clue
Sticking togetherCrossword Clue
Notice from this source inspiring Queens devotionCrossword Clue
Trailer, so entertaining TV show gets supportCrossword Clue
Trailer, so entertaining TV show gets supportCrossword Clue
Observant quality present in fluid danceCrossword Clue
Observant quality present in fluid danceCrossword Clue
Cheered with an unnatural devotionCrossword Clue

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HARDPRIEST
10 Letters

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IRONHAND
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Metaphor for tyrannyCrossword 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
Rigorous person in market securing pointCrossword Clue
Strict disciplinarian — met trainCrossword Clue
Flier and French disciplinarianCrossword Clue

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RAMROD
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
For starters, Ratty and Mole regularly seeing Mr Toad drive aggressivelyCrossword Clue
Cannon loaderCrossword Clue
Powder packerCrossword Clue
Disciplinarian hit staffCrossword Clue
"Benidorm areas in recession; to some extent, it pushes down charges "Crossword Clue
Musketeer’s toolCrossword Clue
Part of sleeping quarters army regulation brought back for strict disciplinarianCrossword Clue
Say Laver, followed Jethmalani, perhaps a strict disciplinarianCrossword Clue
Morning run out in the road for disciplinarianCrossword Clue
Force (through)Crossword Clue

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URE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Suffix with pressCrossword Clue
Suffix with scriptCrossword Clue
Suffix with scriptCrossword Clue
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Suffix with architectCrossword Clue
Midge ___, co-organizer of the Live Aid benefit concertCrossword Clue
Yorkshire banker in ancient city close to CumaeCrossword Clue
Ancient city on eastern riverCrossword Clue
Midge ___, co-organizer of the Live Aid benefit concertCrossword Clue
Flower not in water?Crossword Clue

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RIGORIST
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Awful stir with prince intervening as disciplinarian?Crossword Clue

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AMISH
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Barn-raising sectCrossword Clue
Like some Pennsylvania ChristiansCrossword Clue
Like participants in the rite of rumspringaCrossword Clue
Community known for barn raisingsCrossword Clue
Pennsylvania sectCrossword Clue
People who value GelassenheitCrossword Clue
Sect that adheres to OrdnungCrossword Clue
Some Pennsylvania Dutch speakersCrossword Clue
Pennsylvania sectCrossword Clue
Rumspringa participantsCrossword Clue

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DESPOTS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
TyrantsCrossword Clue
Ones unlikely to rule in your favorCrossword Clue
Tyrannical rulersCrossword Clue
Prevents editor spinning the likes of SaddamCrossword Clue
Clears up blemishes of dictators?Crossword Clue
Ruthless authorities dispersed Eds stakesCrossword Clue
Kim Jong-un and othersCrossword Clue
Cruel rulersCrossword Clue
Repressive rulersCrossword Clue
Scatter south, protecting especially tyrannical rulersCrossword Clue

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DOGMA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DoctrineCrossword Clue
Religious doctrineCrossword Clue
Authoritative doctrineCrossword Clue
Not-to-be-questioned beliefsCrossword Clue
Set of beliefsCrossword Clue
Belief that's not to be questionedCrossword Clue
Unquestioned doctrineCrossword Clue
1999 comedy in which Alanis Morissette plays GodCrossword Clue
Unquestioned teachingsCrossword Clue
Setter say needing master, and principles laid downCrossword Clue

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DRAGON
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fabulous creature to wear piece of cloth insideCrossword Clue
Pull leg of monsterCrossword Clue
Be tediously persistent as battleaxeCrossword Clue
"Game of Thrones" beastCrossword Clue
Keep puffing, Puff?Crossword Clue
Persist as fierce typeCrossword Clue
Tediously persist, in a word, as monsterCrossword Clue
Fierce type in endless pain seen by doctorCrossword Clue
Mythical reptilian creatureCrossword Clue
Mythical creature on the Welsh flagCrossword Clue

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FAST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Partner of looseCrossword Clue
Don’t eat the kind of food served at McDonald’sCrossword Clue
Observe Ramadan, in a wayCrossword Clue
Firmly fixedCrossword Clue
Firmly fixedCrossword Clue
Like some incorrect clocksCrossword Clue
FleetCrossword Clue
Like lightningCrossword Clue
"The ___ and the Furious": action film franchiseCrossword Clue
Don’t eat so quicklyCrossword Clue

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HARDANDFASTRULE
15 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Thing not to be brokenCrossword Clue

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HARDLINERS
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Uncompromising sortsCrossword Clue
Uncompromising types may be unlucky crossing river (10Crossword Clue
Bad luck coming across resistance from uncompromising typesCrossword Clue

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MARTINETS
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
DisciplinariansCrossword Clue
DisciplinariansCrossword Clue
Rigid disciplinariansCrossword Clue

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PEDANT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One’s obsessed with tiny detailsCrossword Clue
Exercise US prosecutor books? He'll still find fault with itCrossword Clue
Mount Etna deposits somewhat academicCrossword Clue
HairsplitterCrossword Clue
Nitpicky personCrossword Clue
One particular exercise poet doesn't finishCrossword Clue
One particular exercise poet doesnt finishCrossword Clue
QuibblerCrossword Clue
Editor punches mostly rubbish nit-pickerCrossword Clue
Stickler in bad mood about Bible bookCrossword Clue

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PHARISEE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sanctimonious sortCrossword Clue
Some in triumph arise excitedly for old sectarianCrossword Clue
Ones hypocritical praise he rubbishedCrossword Clue
One in an ancient Jewish sectCrossword Clue
Quietly he accepts a pay increase, the hypocriteCrossword Clue
Member of Jewish community with hospital in capital city, extremely expensiveCrossword Clue
Partially photograph a rise extraordinarily for a hypocriteCrossword Clue
Hypocrite needing hotel in the capital of France before middle of weekCrossword Clue
Husband invested in capital with two Europeans? Hypocrite!Crossword Clue
Sanctimonious fellow, one in a sphere shaped enclosureCrossword Clue

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PURIST
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Very precise sortCrossword Clue
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

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PURISTS
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Pedants elevated titled figure in placesCrossword Clue
Grammar police, e.gCrossword Clue
Revolutionary stirs up pedantsCrossword Clue
Uncompromising typesCrossword Clue
Naughtily stirs up over-fastidious moralistsCrossword Clue
Pedantic folk upset knight in placesCrossword Clue
Stirrups needing adjustment with only one right for fastidious typesCrossword Clue
They don't compromiseCrossword Clue

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PURITANISM
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Turnips! I am displaying austerityCrossword Clue
Turnips! I am displaying austerityCrossword Clue
Saint troubled when joining in religious feast, showing dislike of ceremonyCrossword Clue
Reprobate up in arms about it?Crossword Clue
Rigid austerityCrossword Clue

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RAMRODS
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Charging aids pack and switchesCrossword Clue
Martinets giving student hostel a going-over with head aroundCrossword Clue
Muzzle-loaders are strict disciplinariansCrossword Clue
Muzzle-loading gadgetsCrossword Clue
Aids for muzzleloading firearmsCrossword Clue
They're put in barrelsCrossword Clue
Musketeers' gearCrossword Clue

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REGIMEN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Combination of diet and exerciseCrossword Clue
Programme of diet and exerciseCrossword Clue
A specific diet and set of exercises to followCrossword Clue
Exercise plan, e.gCrossword Clue
Almost all of a military group in a systematic plan for livingCrossword Clue
One's involved in backing country's dietCrossword Clue
Systematic plan to downsize fighting unitCrossword Clue
Detailed army unit diet programmeCrossword Clue
Pattern of behaviour regarding booze will absorb the writerCrossword Clue
Most of wine and spirits Everyman imbibed, needing healthier routineCrossword Clue

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RIGOR
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
StrictnessCrossword Clue
StrictnessCrossword Clue
Opposite of laxnessCrossword Clue
High academic standardsCrossword Clue
StrictnessCrossword Clue
AsperityCrossword Clue
StrictnessCrossword Clue
StrictnessCrossword Clue
Excessive strictnessCrossword Clue
Exhaustive strictnessCrossword Clue

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STICKLER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One’s particular about how things are doneCrossword Clue
"""Perfectionist"" label captivates Liberal "Crossword Clue
Perfectionist left in labelCrossword Clue
Perfectionist left in labelCrossword Clue
Authoritarian abuse over the French rightCrossword Clue
Large adhesive label covers disciplinarianCrossword Clue
Label describing lecturer as pedant?Crossword Clue
Pedant needs to stay alert in the middleCrossword Clue
Pedant needs to stay alert in the middleCrossword Clue
Students prime requirement - someone to amuse or disciplinarian?Crossword Clue

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IRONRULE
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Totalitarianism, metaphoricallyCrossword Clue
AbsolutismCrossword Clue
Despotic regimeCrossword Clue
Oppressive dominanceCrossword Clue
Dictatorial leadershipCrossword Clue
AutocracyCrossword Clue
Totalitarian controlCrossword Clue
Totalitarian controlCrossword Clue
TyrannyCrossword Clue

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SINEQUANON
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Must European queen soon offend, put in the lead?Crossword Clue
An essential for the LatinistCrossword Clue
Fancy sequin soon becoming a mustCrossword Clue
Essential function shortly to entertain queenCrossword Clue
Essential elementCrossword Clue

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AUTHORITARIAN
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
DictatorialCrossword Clue
What could be a Ruritania, hot, despotic?Crossword Clue
Domineering writer and heretic imbibing wineCrossword Clue
Domineering writer embraces Rita in front of IanCrossword Clue
Tyrannical writer from Italy changing sides halfway throughCrossword Clue
Inflexible writer needs IT in a particular house for March-AprilCrossword Clue

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DRACONIAN
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Excessively harshCrossword Clue
Harsh article by a Nordic rogueCrossword Clue
*Overly harshCrossword Clue
Cruel one with no heart? Thats reflected by articleCrossword Clue
Dorian can change to become overly strictCrossword Clue
Brutal raid organised to capture a criminal by noonCrossword Clue
Doctor with a trick, man proving to be very cruelCrossword Clue
Oppressive form of greeting rebounded on Scot?Crossword Clue
Rocky Inca road north is harshCrossword Clue
Stern doctor accompanies a barbarian around IndiaCrossword Clue

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HARDLINE
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Uncompromising firm's leading chainCrossword Clue
Uncompromising — strictCrossword Clue
Uncompromising but mostly unluckyCrossword Clue
Uncompromising actor may stumble over itCrossword Clue
Unyielding as Left or Right here?Crossword Clue
Daughter left home taken in by fast mover, uncompromisingCrossword Clue
Philander topless, somehow becoming extremeCrossword Clue

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LAX
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hardly strictCrossword Clue
Not at all hard-nosedCrossword Clue
Far from strictCrossword Clue
Laissez-faireCrossword Clue
Unlikely to reprimandCrossword Clue
SoCal airportCrossword Clue
PermissiveCrossword Clue
Far from strictCrossword Clue
Opposite of strictCrossword Clue
"I hopped off the plane at ___" (Miley Cyrus lyric)Crossword Clue

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LENIENT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PermissiveCrossword Clue
Clement Attlee oddly put away nine crackersCrossword Clue
Nine roughly occupying accommodation – not strictCrossword Clue
MercifulCrossword Clue
Merciful — net lineCrossword Clue
Forgiving fast about a German turningCrossword Clue
Tolerant, granted, accepting noise occasionallyCrossword Clue
ForgivingCrossword Clue
"Holy season has one setback in Germany; its not strict "Crossword Clue
Hardly heavy-handedCrossword Clue

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LIBERAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GenerousCrossword Clue
Party that merged with the Social Democrats in 1988Crossword Clue
___ arts degreeCrossword Clue
GenerousCrossword Clue
Open-mindedCrossword Clue
GenerousCrossword Clue
Steel, say, was shown by artist beset by defamationCrossword Clue
GenerousCrossword Clue
___ artsCrossword Clue
Loose, like a translationCrossword Clue

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LOGIC
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sudoku solver's assetCrossword Clue
Science of reasoningCrossword Clue
Reasoning used to solve sudoku puzzlesCrossword Clue
RationaleCrossword Clue
Reason I pass; lecturer reflecting on collegeCrossword Clue
System/method of reasoningCrossword Clue
Puzzle genreCrossword Clue
Puzzle solver's skillCrossword Clue
"If A>B and B>C, then A>C," e.gCrossword Clue
Left over fag rolled — it helps me think clearlyCrossword Clue

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MISTERSCOTT
11 Letters

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RECTITUDE
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Goodness, die cutter in need of repairCrossword Clue
Goodness, die cutter in need of repairCrossword Clue
Integrity? Full assurance requires two characters swapping placesCrossword Clue
Erudite drunk holding court? Goodness!Crossword Clue

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RIGOUR
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Meticulous precision of scaffolder picked upCrossword Clue
Tackle occasional roguery with severityCrossword Clue
Tackle occasional roguery with severityCrossword Clue
Carefulness with which engineer approaches old Chaldean cityCrossword Clue
Harshness of regime is guarantee of unpopular rumbles initiallyCrossword Clue
Excessive severityCrossword Clue
Austerity in dress runs for short timeCrossword Clue
Stiffness affected Igor - games upsetCrossword Clue
Hardship of ship worker reportedlyCrossword Clue
Most appliances are reported to have precisionCrossword Clue

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STRAIT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Narrow channelCrossword Clue
Street artist’s with it and soundCrossword Clue
Narrow passageCrossword Clue
Sound that comes from artist performingCrossword Clue
Channel's special featureCrossword Clue
Channels special featureCrossword Clue
Passage of water reportedly not bendingCrossword Clue
Narrow marine passageCrossword Clue
Narrow waterwayCrossword Clue
Narrow waterwayCrossword Clue

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VEGAN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like some OreosCrossword Clue
Like TofurkyCrossword Clue
Plant-basedCrossword Clue
"The ___ Chinese Kitchen" (Plant-based cookbook)Crossword Clue
Like Gardein productsCrossword Clue
Like a cake made without eggs, milk and butterCrossword Clue
Like agave but not honeyCrossword Clue
One who avoids animal productsCrossword Clue
Eschewing animal productsCrossword Clue
Like some dietsCrossword Clue

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AINT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Is not misused?Crossword Clue
Informal contractionCrossword Clue
“___ I a stinker?”Crossword Clue
Casual contractionCrossword Clue
Colloquial contractionCrossword Clue
"___ No Sunshine" (1971 Bill Withers hit)Crossword Clue
"It ___ over till it's over"Crossword Clue
"___ I a Woman?"Crossword Clue
"___ 2 Proud 2 Beg" (TLC song)Crossword Clue
"If it ___ broke . . ."Crossword Clue

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DROPDEADDATE
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
"Only a fool would want a little calendar on their timepiece!"Crossword Clue

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IRONHANDED
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
DespoticCrossword Clue

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LAWANDORDER
11 Letters

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LEGALIST
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Member joining top celebrities: one sticking to the lawCrossword Clue
Stickler for the law gets all flustered about oneCrossword Clue
Member on a register is a stickler for the rulesCrossword Clue
One following statutes to the letterCrossword Clue
Stickler getting on with the most celebrated peopleCrossword Clue
Advocate of the letter of the lawCrossword Clue
Member of the elite class strictly adhering to regulationsCrossword Clue

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NOS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Contacts info: AbbrCrossword Clue
Blunt refusalsCrossword Clue
Go-ahead responsesCrossword Clue
RefusalsCrossword Clue
RefusalsCrossword Clue
RejectionsCrossword Clue
FigsCrossword Clue
"Uh-uh" responsesCrossword Clue
French possessiveCrossword Clue
Thumbs-downsCrossword Clue

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NOUNNONSENSE
12 Letters

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PURISM
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Insistence on traditional correctnessCrossword 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
Small component and mostly simpleCrossword Clue

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TIGHTEN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rob Gronkowski, e.gCrossword Clue
Screw upCrossword Clue
Turn clockwise, as a screwCrossword Clue
Make less looseCrossword Clue
Mentioned giant turn rightward, perhapsCrossword Clue
Make more secureCrossword Clue
Seize broadcast mogulCrossword Clue
"""Turn clockwise,"" giant said "Crossword Clue
Grow tenseCrossword Clue
Contract, massive thing by the sound of itCrossword Clue

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UNBEND
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Get straightCrossword Clue

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NOCARBS
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Certain dietary restrictionCrossword Clue
Dieting strategy that may lead to ketosisCrossword Clue
Constraint of some dietsCrossword Clue
One dieting strategyCrossword Clue
Extreme diet rule, perhapsCrossword Clue
Certain dieter's credoCrossword Clue

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ZEROTOLERANCE
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Punishment, even for the most petty crimesCrossword Clue
Uncompromising enforcement of a ruleCrossword Clue
Strict enforcement of rulesCrossword Clue
Uncompromising policy enforcementCrossword Clue
Policy of strict law enforcementCrossword Clue
Policy of strict law enforcementCrossword Clue

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ECONOMY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ThriftCrossword Clue
"Coach"Crossword Clue
Lack of wasteCrossword Clue
Saving money in a way protects companyCrossword Clue
Prudence shown by business splashing money aroundCrossword Clue
Firm cutting money desperately makes savingCrossword Clue
Budgeting class?Crossword Clue
Firm into money-changing offers cheapest travelCrossword Clue
In brasserie, at the end, old trick: Everymans saving moneyCrossword Clue
ThriftCrossword Clue

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ONEPER
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Strict sales limit, informallyCrossword Clue
Sale limit, brieflyCrossword Clue
Strict limit for consumersCrossword Clue
Clearance sale limit, perhapsCrossword Clue

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PUNCTILIO
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Wordplay one clot misconstrued, retaining setters strict attention to etiquetteCrossword Clue
In blurred pic, Lutons one fine detailCrossword Clue
Particular joke, one getting fired after a setback in companyCrossword Clue
Joke and muse, taking it up in scrupulous ceremonyCrossword Clue

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SEVEREST
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Needing regeneration, Reeves leading the way – it’s most brutalCrossword Clue
Extremely serious letter indicative of owning top locationCrossword Clue
Son faces tough challenge - more dangerous than any otherCrossword Clue
Most difficult son with ultimate challengeCrossword Clue
Most difficult son with ultimate challengeCrossword Clue
Most violent storms beginning on top of mountainCrossword Clue
Small mountain is the most difficult to conquerCrossword Clue
Southern mountain most steepCrossword Clue
First to scale mountain, most dangerousCrossword Clue
Southern Himalayan peak, most forbiddingCrossword Clue

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TOUGHLOVE
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Compassionate but strict approachCrossword Clue
Firmness and kindness to start hand in glove after outbreakCrossword Clue
A good bawling-out might be an example of itCrossword Clue
Sending a child to military camp, sayCrossword Clue
Sending a child to military camp, sayCrossword Clue
Grounding, maybeCrossword Clue

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FIREARM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It could kill you to let go when on limb!Crossword Clue
One rapidly projects anger in workCrossword Clue
Adamant about key American right to have a gunCrossword Clue
Adamant about key American right to have a gunCrossword Clue
Gun farmer shot about lunchtime?Crossword Clue
Piece of tree got mare confusedCrossword Clue
Weapon getting attention in companyCrossword Clue
Anger in agricultural business - one gets firedCrossword Clue
Dismiss member producing a gun?Crossword Clue
Rage, holding rounds for gunCrossword Clue

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LETTER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What 2 might produce – The 19 Down?Crossword Clue
Password componentCrossword Clue
E or G, e.gCrossword Clue
Piece of romantic correspondenceCrossword Clue
Unpleasant look about abstemious characterCrossword Clue
What each Scrabble tile has on itCrossword Clue
Landlord? A characterCrossword Clue
What every side of a Boggle die has on itCrossword Clue
Written communicationCrossword Clue
One of twenty-five in this clueCrossword Clue

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MASTIFF
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Large dog breedCrossword Clue
Boxer’s kinCrossword Clue
Mother's tough dogCrossword Clue
Short bloke with hard dogCrossword Clue
Short bloke with hard dogCrossword Clue
Dog rising in the morning moving with difficultyCrossword Clue
Old breed of powerful smooth-coated animal, often used as guard dogsCrossword Clue
Hound old lady moving with difficultyCrossword Clue
Old lady having row about small dogCrossword Clue
Large, powerful short-haired dogCrossword Clue

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REGIMENTATION
13 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
I meet ignorant rowdy - strict discipline neededCrossword Clue

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ESSENE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mystic associated with the Dead Sea ScrollsCrossword Clue
Member of sect found in delicatessen, eatingCrossword Clue
Religious ascetic from German city beginning to evangeliseCrossword Clue
Old religious type takes crucial lead from natureCrossword Clue
Old religious type takes crucial lead from natureCrossword Clue
Ancient Jew from German city quarterCrossword Clue
Member of an ancient Jewish sectCrossword Clue
Ancient asceticCrossword Clue
Ancient Qumran denizenCrossword Clue
Ancient mysticCrossword Clue

60%
MARTINETBIOLOGIST
17 Letters

60%
TONIGHT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
West Side Story duetCrossword Clue
West Side Story song – very soon?Crossword Clue
This eveningCrossword Clue
Mean to cover up leg this eveningCrossword Clue
Got thinCrossword Clue
This eveningCrossword Clue
Thing to put in order this eveningCrossword Clue
As this day ends, cricket side accommodated in snugCrossword Clue
Infant clothing at hand after sunset?Crossword Clue
Infant clothing at hand after sunset?Crossword Clue

59%
ONEEACH
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Halloween directiveCrossword Clue
Instruction to trick-or-treatersCrossword Clue
Rule for trick-or-treatersCrossword Clue
Candy bowl holder's rule on HalloweenCrossword Clue
Free sample restrictionCrossword Clue
Free sample constraintCrossword Clue
Free sample limitationCrossword Clue

56%
ACCURATE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PreciseCrossword Clue
Account by clergyman is error-freeCrossword Clue
Spot onCrossword Clue
Bang on about retired clericCrossword Clue
PreciseCrossword Clue
In gold, carats value is preciseCrossword Clue
Precise account supported by clergymanCrossword Clue
Copper breaks into a clapped-out car with precisionCrossword Clue
Bill backed by minister, its trueCrossword Clue
Bill someone fairly new to the ministry, right?Crossword Clue

56%
FIRMHAND
8 Letters

56%
NARROW
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like the Bosporus, notablyCrossword Clue
Like a slot canyonCrossword Clue
Opposite of wideCrossword Clue
Become less broadCrossword Clue
Not wideCrossword Clue
One can be intolerant, if one is so minded!Crossword Clue
Come to a point?Crossword Clue
Not affording much wiggle roomCrossword Clue
Like spaces reserved for compact carsCrossword Clue
Lacking any breadth of viewCrossword Clue

56%
PURITAN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Moralist turning up in front of train wreckCrossword Clue
Like the Pilgrims, religiouslyCrossword Clue
Joke about artist concealing sex — probably not a favourite of mine!Crossword Clue
John Bunyan, notablyCrossword Clue
Uncompromising joke about Ms. HayworthCrossword Clue
Religious hardliner turned up and hurried to suppress itCrossword Clue
Morally strict mentalist Geller finally got possessed by lustful deityCrossword Clue
Joke about girl being strictly moralCrossword Clue
Prudish play on words about girl being educatedCrossword Clue
Goody-goody in up-train, agitatedCrossword Clue

56%
TRISTICHS
9 Letters

56%
TSETSE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fly from two identical places after cyclingCrossword Clue
African fly with a reduplicative nameCrossword Clue
Safari pestCrossword Clue
Tswana for "fly"Crossword Clue
Trypanosome vectorCrossword Clue
Flying killerCrossword Clue
___ flyCrossword Clue
Dangerous tropical flyCrossword Clue
Set about limiting firm's cause for complaint?Crossword Clue
Dangerous African flyCrossword Clue

56%
UNHEARD
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Like a declined caseCrossword Clue
Running nude not dead hard? Not tried yetCrossword Clue
Running nude not dead hard? Not tried yetCrossword Clue
Falling on deaf earsCrossword Clue
Keats' sweeter melodies are so lacking in judgment?Crossword Clue
International alliance judged and ignoredCrossword Clue
Peacekeepers, having tried, will get ignoredCrossword Clue

55%
EXTREME
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Excerpt of text remembered in the endCrossword Clue
It helps to make sex tremendously intenseCrossword Clue
Intense old flame very short with HoskinsCrossword Clue
FanaticalCrossword Clue
Old engineers restricting temperature limitCrossword Clue
Taken out of context, remembrance may be intenseCrossword Clue
Last leave I rejected when attached to military engineersCrossword Clue
AcuteCrossword Clue
Drastic part of the next remedyCrossword Clue
Most violent endCrossword Clue

55%
PURITANS
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Jokes about RI volunteers and prudesCrossword Clue
A turnips mashed for some New World settlersCrossword Clue
Group living at zero latitude?Crossword Clue
Rasputin upset religious moralistsCrossword Clue
Group living at zero latitude?Crossword Clue

55%
SLATTERN
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Untidy woman gets serious about LatinCrossword Clue
Senior nurse initially gets some coffee for unkempt womanCrossword Clue
Second coffee and Senior Service for slobCrossword Clue
Second coffee and Senior Service for slobCrossword Clue
Dishevelled woman, second of two sitting between polesCrossword Clue
Nurse bringing in coffee for slovenly womanCrossword Clue
Coffee consumed by nurse, a messy typeCrossword Clue
Tart last seen being eaten by playersCrossword Clue
No Pretty Woman, as Maude in Harold & Maude twixt partnersCrossword Clue
Nurse of yesteryear drinking coffee, an untidy womanCrossword Clue

55%
STERNUM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Seabird requires total protectionCrossword Clue
BreastboneCrossword Clue
BreastboneCrossword Clue
Bone in back that Im unsure aboutCrossword Clue
Hard lump inside a boneCrossword Clue
Bone from bird found in half-eaten Chinese dumplingCrossword Clue
Bone for a bird in totalCrossword Clue
It's found between breasts and rear ends when one goes toplessCrossword Clue
Its found between breasts and rear ends when one goes toplessCrossword Clue
Munster — flat bone in the chestCrossword Clue

55%
TITUS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Protagonist of Shakespeare's first tragedyCrossword Clue
Stupid person, American, becomes an emperorCrossword Clue
Welliver of "Bosch" and "Bosch: Legacy"Crossword Clue
Shakespeare's "___ Andronicus"Crossword Clue
"___ Andronicus"Crossword Clue
"Bosch" star WelliverCrossword Clue
1999 Anthony Hopkins film based on a Shakespeare playCrossword Clue
Emperor from part of Chianti, TuscanyCrossword Clue
___ AndronicusCrossword Clue
A pastoral letter: some felt it usefulCrossword Clue

52%
ARISTOCRAT
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stereotypical monocle wearerCrossword Clue
Peer at actor, desperately holding teacher backCrossword Clue
Peer at actor, desperately holding teacher backCrossword Clue
Seen in mirror, something black on bed, mister, a silk stockingCrossword Clue
Seen in mirror, something black on bed, mister, a silk stockingCrossword Clue
Perhaps lady is seduced by cunning touring actorCrossword Clue
Grandees pet crossing river with heartless Italian poetCrossword Clue
Patrician drunk actor astirCrossword Clue
Noble actor is about to get into paintingCrossword Clue
Noble actor is oddly consumed by methodCrossword Clue

52%
DERIGUEUR
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Terribly rude urge I suppressed, as required by etiquetteCrossword Clue

52%
FORMAL
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like a black-tie weddingCrossword Clue
OfficialCrossword Clue
Like tailcoatsCrossword Clue
Like a tuxedo or ball gownCrossword Clue
Calling for tails, maybeCrossword Clue
Like most promsCrossword Clue
Officials in favour of short blokeCrossword Clue
Official in room feeding newborn?Crossword Clue
Official document to be completed by a learner driverCrossword Clue
Primly stiffCrossword Clue

52%
FRIGIDLY
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Without feeling stiff, race roundCrossword Clue

52%
FROMSTEMTOSTERN
15 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Comprehensive traversal of a few dictionary pages?Crossword Clue
Storm, test for men at sea throughoutCrossword Clue
ThoroughlyCrossword Clue

52%
ORDERED
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Got online, sayCrossword Clue
Chose from menu thats laid out neatlyCrossword Clue
Chose from menu that's laid out neatlyCrossword Clue
Commanded European to wear gold, diamonds and crimson?Crossword Clue
Said, "I'll have the lobster," sayCrossword Clue
Rode off, embarrassed to get bookedCrossword Clue
Edged Bishop out as instructedCrossword Clue
Said "I'll have ..."Crossword Clue
Arranged alphabetically, e.gCrossword Clue
In sequenceCrossword Clue

52%
PRECISE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MeticulousCrossword Clue
ExactCrossword Clue
ExactCrossword Clue
ExactCrossword Clue
Nice line ultimately added to summaryCrossword Clue
Exact force, capturing City areaCrossword Clue
... pierces Dotty on the noseCrossword Clue
ExactCrossword Clue
Particular recipes rewrittenCrossword Clue
Correct point at end of summaryCrossword Clue

52%
REGIMENT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Organise books on administrationCrossword Clue
Military unitCrossword Clue
Order something on plate, people tucking into itCrossword Clue
Group of soldiers let soldier and me insideCrossword Clue
Note people following soldier and team leader in military unitCrossword Clue
Queen maybe describes this compilers bandCrossword Clue
Im in surrogate rulers section of armyCrossword Clue
Army units diet close to frontCrossword Clue
Order diet booksCrossword Clue
Referring to good island soldiers ahead of time - these?Crossword Clue

52%
RUNATIGHTSHIP
13 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Keep close control over how something is runCrossword Clue
Be strict in managing an organisationCrossword Clue

52%
SPINSTER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unmarried ladyCrossword Clue
Short trip with short authoritarian old maidCrossword Clue
Single woman almost strict covering legsCrossword Clue
Bridge partnership stops priest playing Old MaidCrossword Clue
Unmarried womanCrossword Clue
Society dramatist welcoming second unmarried womanCrossword Clue
Tabby cat, legs going in rear mostlyCrossword Clue
Society playwright clothes son for single womanCrossword Clue
Old maid almost strict covering legsCrossword Clue
Second son entertained by playwright who is not married?Crossword Clue

50%
EXACTOR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Demanding person from Oldham needing a break?Crossword Clue
Demanding person from Oldham needing a break?Crossword Clue
One who used to play Shylock, sayCrossword Clue
Eastern oxcart confounds blackmailerCrossword Clue
Refuse cold chop sent back for demanding chapCrossword Clue
Refuse cold chop sent back for demanding chapCrossword Clue
Demanding persons coat, Rex out of orderCrossword Clue
Former thespian and tax-man?Crossword Clue
One who used to be in film is demanding personCrossword Clue
One demanding payment, sayCrossword Clue

50%
FORMALISATION
13 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Not so familiar dealing with rationalisationCrossword Clue

50%
HASID
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Jewish sectarianCrossword Clue
Strictly orthodox Jew can prove who he isCrossword Clue
Strictly orthodox Jew can prove who he isCrossword Clue
Member of a strict Jewish sectCrossword Clue
Pious Jew took refuge, when given shelterCrossword Clue
Member of a strict Jewish sectCrossword Clue
Member of Jewish sect gives birth to one daughterCrossword Clue
Member of a strict Jewish sectCrossword Clue
Jewish sect memberCrossword Clue
Member of religious sect can prove who he isCrossword Clue

50%
STERNA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Parts of chest, back and front of AlsatianCrossword Clue
Area under backbonesCrossword Clue
Buried in South Africa, bird bonesCrossword Clue
Bones are hard with adultsCrossword Clue
d Zhivagos man, missing dad, initially keeps bonesCrossword Clue
Bones cycling behindCrossword Clue
Bones, antlers left out carelesslyCrossword Clue
More rigid articulated bonesCrossword Clue
Bones in back areaCrossword Clue
BreastbonesCrossword Clue

50%
TYRANNY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DictatorshipCrossword Clue
Rule to take exception toCrossword Clue
AuthoritarianismCrossword Clue
Rule that should be broken?Crossword Clue
Oppressive ruleCrossword Clue
Oppressive ruleCrossword Clue
Radio bringing in leader of Yemens despotic regimeCrossword Clue
DictatorshipCrossword Clue
DespotismCrossword Clue
Why noise in radio creates oppressionCrossword Clue

49%
BOOTCAMP
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Basic trainingCrossword Clue
Where Army recruits go to start trainingCrossword Clue
Military training siteCrossword Clue
*Privates' training siteCrossword Clue
Drill settingCrossword Clue
Training facility affected by Wellington?Crossword Clue

49%
LATEX
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Material for party balloons and hospital glovesCrossword Clue
Balloon materialCrossword Clue
Milky plant secretionCrossword Clue
Rubber liquidCrossword Clue
Whitish plant secretionCrossword Clue
Paint choiceCrossword Clue
Material in some condoms and diaphragmsCrossword Clue
Surgical glove materialCrossword Clue
Glove materialCrossword Clue
Material in some food service glovesCrossword Clue

49%
PROMPT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CueCrossword Clue
Not tardyCrossword Clue
Inspiration for an essay writerCrossword Clue
Remind actor to be punctualCrossword Clue
CueCrossword Clue
On the dotCrossword Clue
On timeCrossword Clue
Essay cueCrossword Clue
Right on timeCrossword Clue
Timely reminderCrossword Clue

49%
TOFFEES
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Sweet treat for Everton fansCrossword Clue
Merseyside team away pegs outCrossword Clue
Aristocrats bearing drugs? Theyre sweeties!Crossword Clue
Pegs carrying off candiesCrossword Clue

49%
TRISECT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Split into threeCrossword Clue
Verbally challenge cult to part on equal termsCrossword Clue
Divide into threeCrossword Clue
Cut three waysCrossword Clue
Heartless teacher, one at school, is to divide by threeCrossword Clue
Divide into three partsCrossword Clue
Destroying it, crest cut into three partsCrossword Clue
Split into thirdsCrossword Clue
Cut into three partsCrossword Clue
Camp under chopped spruce cut into thirdsCrossword Clue

49%
WAHABI
6 Letters

46%
CHARACTERISTICS
15 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Clean up cooler actress Garrs quirks and traitsCrossword Clue
Cast, critic share theatrical idiosyncrasiesCrossword Clue
Features Easts arch-critic misrepresentedCrossword Clue
Features East's arch-critic misrepresentedCrossword Clue
Archers tactic is shattering marksCrossword Clue
Cleaner cries: attic is spoilt after one leaves marksCrossword Clue
Unusual care artist put into elegant, small featuresCrossword Clue
Unusual care artist put into elegant, small featuresCrossword Clue
Ways odd fellow is a jerk? Stealing primarilyCrossword Clue
Chaps a jerk with primarily sickening traitsCrossword Clue

46%
LEGALISM
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Bit of jurist jargonCrossword Clue
Court conformityCrossword Clue

46%
PROPERTY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Quality goodsCrossword Clue
Attribute of required standard, extremely trustyCrossword Clue
Things appropriate to youth at the outsetCrossword Clue
Kit for rugby player burst tyreCrossword Clue
Kit for rugby player burst tyreCrossword Clue
House for smart lady at lastCrossword Clue
Quality of authentic meal being reportedCrossword Clue
Quality of authentic meal being reportedCrossword Clue
Possessions, collectivelyCrossword Clue
BelongingsCrossword Clue

46%
SHARIA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"The Way," in IslamCrossword Clue
Law in some Gulf StatesCrossword Clue
Islamic lawCrossword Clue
"The way," in ArabicCrossword Clue
Islamic lawCrossword Clue
"The way," in IslamCrossword Clue
Religious code of unorthodox maharishi? Not him, somehowCrossword Clue
Islamic law based on the QuranCrossword Clue
Code of Islamic lawCrossword Clue
Islamic lawCrossword Clue

46%
VEGANS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
People who might use aquafaba instead of egg whitesCrossword Clue
Ones unlikely to enjoy the land of milk and honey?Crossword Clue
Catch first woman not quite backing people on a strict dietCrossword Clue
Catch first woman not quite backing people on a strict dietCrossword Clue
They want specific fare for one boarding vehiclesCrossword Clue
Vehicles carrying, say, those on a dietCrossword Clue
They want specific fare for one boarding vehiclesCrossword Clue
Discriminating consumers, say, mobbed by campers?Crossword Clue
Human herbivoresCrossword Clue
Fussy eaters, say, travelling in commercial vehiclesCrossword Clue

45%
ASCETIC
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Practising self-denialCrossword Clue
Doctor cites case of agoraphobic recluseCrossword Clue
Recluse beginning to appear agnostic is powerlessCrossword Clue
Hedonist's oppositeCrossword Clue
Practising self-denialCrossword Clue
Someone who eschews luxuriesCrossword Clue
Fan of austerity called out as an inflexible parasiteCrossword Clue
Australian unusually cites creed's opening, being of austere outlookCrossword Clue
AustereCrossword Clue
A doubter must lack pressure, being 25!Crossword Clue

45%
BREAK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bit of good luckCrossword Clue
ShatterCrossword Clue
Short holidayCrossword Clue
Bit of luckCrossword Clue
Stop workingCrossword Clue
... return key can yield?Crossword Clue
With the circled letters, period that traditionally ends on Labor DayCrossword Clue
Bit of luckCrossword Clue
Stop workingCrossword Clue
Some time offCrossword Clue

45%
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

45%
LAXLY
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
In a permissive mannerCrossword Clue
Set about turning 60 in a relaxed wayCrossword Clue
In a slapdash wayCrossword Clue
In a slapdash wayCrossword Clue
In an unstrict wayCrossword Clue
Without strict oversightCrossword Clue
In a slack mannerCrossword Clue
Without due diligenceCrossword Clue
In a heedless wayCrossword Clue

45%
LITERALISM
10 Letters

43%
HASSID
6 Letters

43%
CHAINGANGS
10 Letters

43%
METRONOMES
10 Letters

43%
OBSTETRIC
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dealing with Labour, bitter, so involved with ConservativeCrossword Clue
Heads of business organisations endorse strict reforms to do with labourCrossword Clue
Expecting medicine, sort of?Crossword Clue
Expecting medicine, sort of ?Crossword Clue
Bert and I struggling with cost of child birthCrossword Clue
So, bitter struggles with Conservative dealing with LabourCrossword Clue
So, bitter struggles with Conservative dealing with LabourCrossword Clue
Reproductive erotic novel about summertimeCrossword Clue
Perinatal set-to, crib damagedCrossword Clue
About a matter concerning the club bistro, etc up for renewalCrossword Clue

40%
PEDANTS
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Fussy people with power biting insect's head off!Crossword Clue
NitpickersCrossword Clue
Grammar sticklers, sayCrossword Clue
Purists needing education to wear trousersCrossword Clue
Good fact-checking typesCrossword Clue
Good fact-checking typesCrossword Clue
Inferior education's received by those insisting on strict adherence to rulesCrossword Clue
Know-it-allsCrossword Clue

40%
REPRESSION
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Rioting prisoners free at last to expose feature of harsh regimeCrossword Clue
Free press I only partially controlCrossword Clue
Restraint of newspapers in region with no golfCrossword Clue

40%
PRIMANDPROPER
13 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Perfect couple?Crossword Clue

38%
MISTERM
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Wrongly label title with the French equivalentCrossword Clue
Wrongly label title with the French equivalentCrossword Clue
Give wrong title for Judi Dench as head spyCrossword Clue
Give the wrong name to Mr. MCrossword Clue
Wrongly name Mr. Motos originCrossword Clue

38%
SACRISTAN
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Person looking after holy objects – stains carCrossword Clue
Church worker mostly succinct in Devils clutchesCrossword Clue
Church official's bag is brown, full of rupeesCrossword Clue
Church official has wrapped silks, brown, for chapter to wearCrossword Clue
Southern fellow restraining endlessly caustic church workerCrossword Clue
Church worker, councillor, is in the devils clutchesCrossword Clue
Church worker carries bag, under strain perhapsCrossword Clue

38%
TECHNICAL
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Let China clay initially be moulded by expertCrossword Clue
Let China clay initially be moulded by expertCrossword Clue
Requiring specialist knowledge to be understoodCrossword Clue
Criminal cant lie to protect child specialistCrossword Clue
Scientific reappraisal of clan ethicCrossword Clue
Professional cheat slyly ensnares most lovely girl at lastCrossword Clue
Specialist used it with chancel refurbishmentCrossword Clue
Specialist used it with chancel refurbishmentCrossword Clue
Fixing chain etc on wheel finally is complexCrossword Clue
Specialist element said to be backing police investigatorCrossword Clue

38%
STERNUTATOR
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Dwarf was famously one stout errant, working?Crossword Clue

34%
FUNDAMENTALIST
14 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Kitty, a psychic zealotCrossword Clue

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