Uncompromising Crossword Clue

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ADAMANT
7 Letters
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UnswayableCrossword Clue
Firm's worker overseen by leading manCrossword Clue
Firm needs worker to join No 1 fellowCrossword Clue
Firm in one's stanceCrossword Clue

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STERN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Serious in mannerCrossword Clue
SeriousCrossword Clue
StrictCrossword Clue
Taxing, as a testCrossword Clue
Back of the boatCrossword Clue
Like an authoritarianCrossword Clue
UnsmilingCrossword Clue
Back of a shipCrossword Clue
Showing tough love, sayCrossword Clue
Back in the navy?Crossword Clue

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RIGID
5 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Unwilling to changeCrossword Clue
InflexibleCrossword Clue
StiffCrossword Clue
Invariable outfit I hadCrossword Clue
Unlikely to bendCrossword Clue

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GRIM
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It's not looking too good!Crossword Clue
MirthlessCrossword Clue
GloomyCrossword Clue
Gloomy, as newsCrossword Clue
Hardly cheerfulCrossword Clue
CheerlessCrossword Clue
BleakCrossword Clue
DireCrossword Clue
GodawfulCrossword Clue
GhastlyCrossword Clue

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BRASSBOUND
10 Letters

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HARDLINE
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Extremely strictCrossword Clue
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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ALLORNONE
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Zero-compromiseCrossword Clue
Extreme choiceCrossword Clue

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AUSTERE
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
SpartanCrossword Clue
PuritanicalCrossword Clue
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
Simple one providing food without frills entertaining me, informallyCrossword Clue
Severe in mannerCrossword Clue

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BLACKANDWHITE
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Clear-cut, and what each part of the answers to the starred clues can follow, respectivelyCrossword Clue
Involving clearly defined and opposing principlesCrossword Clue
Clear-cutCrossword Clue
Clear-cut — like old films?Crossword Clue
MonochromeCrossword Clue
Oddly bold account with naked cavorting, but not Fifty Shades?Crossword Clue

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DYEDINTHEWOOL
13 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
No wild-eyed hot revolutionary!Crossword Clue
Such reactionary opinions of noted oldie: why change?Crossword Clue
EntrenchedCrossword Clue
Fixed in one's opinions or attitudesCrossword Clue
Sort who yielded, not being inflexibleCrossword Clue
Fixed and uncompromisingCrossword Clue
Through and throughCrossword Clue
Out-and-outCrossword Clue

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EXTREME
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
RadicalCrossword Clue
Adjective used for some adventure sportsCrossword Clue
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

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FIRM
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Consultant's workplaceCrossword Clue
Mattress descriptorCrossword Clue
Law groupCrossword Clue
Like some handshakes and mattressesCrossword Clue
UnyieldingCrossword Clue
Mattress specificationCrossword Clue
Stable companyCrossword Clue
Mattress optionCrossword Clue
Like some handshakesCrossword Clue

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HARSH
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Tough to endureCrossword Clue
Like brutally honest feedbackCrossword Clue
Overly criticalCrossword Clue
Like an arctic winterCrossword Clue
Overly toughCrossword Clue
ScathingCrossword Clue
Like some criticism and winter weatherCrossword Clue
SevereCrossword Clue
Excessively negative, as criticismCrossword Clue

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IRONWILLED
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
UnyieldingCrossword Clue

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RELENTLESS
10 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Without mercyCrossword Clue
Implacable, passed on loan with deductionsCrossword Clue
Stern seller sent bananasCrossword Clue
Not faltering, advanced through lesser evilCrossword Clue
Persistent seller sent offCrossword Clue
InexorableCrossword Clue
Persistent crew in the middle, not fast?Crossword Clue
Unyielding regarding missing holy period?Crossword Clue
Brutal advice to those who yield too easilyCrossword Clue

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SEVERE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Really harshCrossword Clue
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

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STURDY
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Built to lastCrossword Clue
Robust door finally installed in workroomCrossword Clue
*Weekend partCrossword Clue
ResilientCrossword Clue
RobustCrossword Clue
Unlikely to tipCrossword Clue
Reliable research sustains professors conclusionCrossword Clue
Well-constructedCrossword Clue

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TOUGH
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Piece of camembert: ought it, typically, to be hard cheese?Crossword Clue
KnottyCrossword Clue
“That’s just too bad!”Crossword Clue
Unsparing response to a complaintCrossword Clue
DurableCrossword Clue
DifficultCrossword Clue
"Too bad!"Crossword Clue
Demanding return of books: were disgustedCrossword Clue
A hard man ought to get screwedCrossword Clue

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HARDCORE
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Incredibly committedCrossword Clue
ExtremeCrossword Clue
Intensely dedicatedCrossword Clue
This porn should be buried in the earthCrossword Clue
Cold heart, obsceneCrossword Clue
Pornography thats buried under motorway?Crossword Clue
Dyed-in-the-woolCrossword Clue
Rubble used in road foundationsCrossword Clue

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STRICT
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Severe princess once banished from regionCrossword Clue
Regular twinkling mostly seen in stoneCrossword Clue
RigorousCrossword 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

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BAN
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AbolishCrossword Clue
Anti-troll measureCrossword Clue
___ hammer (metaphorical tool for an online-forum moderator)Crossword Clue
ForbidCrossword Clue
BlockCrossword Clue
Excommunicate, e.gCrossword Clue
ExileCrossword Clue
Word that becomes its own synonym when the last letter is changed to "r"Crossword Clue
OutlawCrossword Clue
ProhibitCrossword Clue

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DRACO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ruthless Athenian lawgiverCrossword Clue
Athenian lawmaker remembered for severityCrossword Clue
Hogwarts attendee with zero wit coming overCrossword Clue
Constellation that resembles a serpentCrossword Clue
Serpentine constellationCrossword Clue
___ Malfoy, played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter moviesCrossword Clue
Group of stars to perform touring Carmen?Crossword Clue
Nemesis of Harry and RonCrossword Clue
Constellation near Ursa MinorCrossword Clue
Stars from Mourinho's last club possibly retiringCrossword Clue

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HARDLINER
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mostly unlucky? Republican is an extremistCrossword Clue
Extremist is tightrope walker in the endCrossword Clue
One who won't giveCrossword Clue
Husband, terrible nerd and liar who wont compromise?Crossword Clue
Conservative party member demanding vesselCrossword Clue
Conservative party member demanding vesselCrossword Clue
Difficult ship for one reluctant to compromise?Crossword Clue
Difficult ship for one reluctant to compromise?Crossword Clue
One committed to an uncompromising policyCrossword Clue
In time, Ireland abandoned uncompromising leaderCrossword 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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HARDNOSE
8 Letters

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IINSIST
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Really, you must"Crossword Clue
"You must let me"Crossword Clue
"No, really!"Crossword Clue
Reuse pieces of tins? Allow me (1,6)Crossword Clue
Words that can be generous yet uncompromisingCrossword Clue
Treater's adamant wordsCrossword Clue
"No, really"Crossword Clue
"No, no, really ..."Crossword Clue
"No, no, it's my treat!"Crossword Clue
"No, no, really ..."Crossword Clue

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INTRANSIGENCE
13 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Pigheadedness a sign in recent changesCrossword Clue
At sea, certain ensign displays stubbornnessCrossword Clue
Very absent-minded, perhaps, badly singe butts in failure to move?Crossword Clue
Obstinacy namely involves terribly stern caningCrossword Clue
Stubborn refusal to compromiseCrossword Clue
Obstinacy recanting sin about embracing sweetheartCrossword Clue
Lack of accommodation? Possibly renting, in caseCrossword Clue
Refusal to compromise, Irene cant sign anywayCrossword Clue
Ancient singers awkward lack of flexibilityCrossword 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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TYRANT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ruler with an iron fistCrossword Clue
Ruthless rulerCrossword Clue
Oppressive leaderCrossword Clue
Cruel rulerCrossword Clue
Oppressive rulerCrossword Clue
Dictator's extremely tawdry wild speechCrossword Clue
Ruthless rulerCrossword Clue
Faction of party ran teenaged dictatorCrossword Clue
Ruler gives extremely tacky and intemperate speechCrossword Clue
DespotCrossword Clue

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ZEALOT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MilitantCrossword Clue
FanaticCrossword Clue
FanaticCrossword Clue
Fervent partisanCrossword Clue
Evangelistic sortCrossword Clue
Unknown character close to stage, very much a fanaticCrossword Clue
Fanatic from Zimbabwes outside oftenCrossword Clue
Fervent participator in craze - a lotteryCrossword Clue
FanaticCrossword Clue
Plenty must support vacant zombie fanaticCrossword Clue

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DOORDIE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like a last, desperate effortCrossword Clue
Recklessly determined, but fail after entranceCrossword Clue
Like a final, desperate attemptCrossword Clue
Eleventh-hourCrossword Clue
DesperateCrossword Clue
Risky opening with backgammon pieceCrossword Clue
Desperately determinedCrossword Clue
Critical, as a situationCrossword Clue
Word that can complete ___TINGCrossword Clue
DesperateCrossword Clue

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ULTIMATUM
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Warning involving a threatCrossword Clue
Demand that rarely ends in compromiseCrossword Clue
Last offer? I’m in a tumult, ditheringCrossword Clue
Umlaut scrawled over man's name; accept it or else!Crossword Clue
United with revolutionary Tamil Tigers leader in occupation - hesitation creates threatCrossword Clue
Faction heading off international parent corporations threatCrossword Clue
Final warningCrossword Clue
DeadlineCrossword Clue
Final offerCrossword Clue
Everymans in a tumult, wildly offering threatCrossword Clue

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PURISTS
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Pedants elevated titled figure in placesCrossword Clue
Grammar police, e.gCrossword Clue
Revolutionary stirs up pedantsCrossword 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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STRICTLEADER
12 Letters

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HARDNOSED
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
UnsentimentalCrossword Clue
Unsympathetic, like a rhino?Crossword Clue

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RESTRICT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Curtail relaxation that includes brief prankCrossword Clue
Put limits on dress, strip clothing off before courtCrossword Clue
Put limits on dress, strip clothing off before courtCrossword Clue
Curtail support, internal scheme being inadequateCrossword Clue
Limit soldiers enforced stringentlyCrossword Clue
Hesitation over standing by exact limitCrossword Clue
Regulate sleep, limiting rice on timeCrossword Clue
Confine wild crittersCrossword Clue
Confine fool almost interrupting othersCrossword Clue
Confine wild crittersCrossword 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
Policy of strict law enforcementCrossword Clue
Strict rule-enforcement policyCrossword Clue
Policy of strict law enforcementCrossword Clue

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THUG
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GoonCrossword Clue
RoughneckCrossword Clue
RuffianCrossword Clue
Violent criminalCrossword Clue
HoodlumCrossword Clue
The stunted not-half ugly loutCrossword Clue
Rap's Young ___Crossword Clue
HeavyCrossword Clue
BruiserCrossword Clue
Tough husband wearing dragCrossword Clue

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INELASTIC
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unbending line bending when given little jerkCrossword Clue
Cite snailCrossword Clue
Stiff, high-quality polythene, maybe hiding leadsCrossword Clue
International clients in trouble must accept answer lacking flexibilityCrossword Clue
Not giving in, knocked back beer with staff endlesslyCrossword Clue
Rigid elected jerk avoids backing dealCrossword Clue
Awfully nice, a list difficult to changeCrossword Clue
Not giving in, ruined castle defends islandCrossword Clue
Not giving in, city guards survive oneCrossword Clue
Character upright, as client awfully stiffCrossword Clue

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INTRANSIGENT
12 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
On the way to collect dope and unwilling to reconsiderCrossword Clue
On the way to collect dope and unwilling to reconsiderCrossword Clue
Stubborn dope stopping on the wayCrossword Clue
Determined current passing round grid, initiallyCrossword Clue
Refusing to move, nine starting to budgeCrossword Clue
Stubborn bloke supports strain in exercisingCrossword Clue
Diehard on the way, carrying informationCrossword Clue
Starting nine strangely unwilling to budgeCrossword Clue
Diehard en route to collect dataCrossword Clue
Adamant Ranis netting in tattersCrossword Clue

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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
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
Moralistic type managed to protect Italian after backing upCrossword Clue

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STRINGENT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
RigorousCrossword Clue
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
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

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

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NUMEROUNO
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The most important thing on our menu is batteredCrossword Clue
Top dogCrossword Clue
Important personCrossword Clue
Top dogCrossword Clue
Important personCrossword Clue
Person to look out forCrossword Clue
Whom a selfish person looks out forCrossword Clue
*HonchoCrossword Clue
Head honchoCrossword Clue
Big cheeseCrossword Clue

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STERNE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Laurence ___, author of The Life and Opinions of Tristram ShandyCrossword Clue
Severe English authorCrossword Clue
"Tristram Shandy" authorCrossword Clue
Serious English authorCrossword Clue
Serious English authorCrossword Clue
Irish novelist in grave close to JoyceCrossword Clue
Author in street, one taking flight?Crossword Clue
British novelist pronounced harshCrossword Clue
Unrightful occupant of this 5 audibly authoritarianCrossword Clue
Laurence ___, author The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, GentlemanCrossword Clue

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ZERO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Number not representable by Roman numeralsCrossword Clue
--> cola brandCrossword Clue
NadaCrossword Clue
Lowest possible diving scoreCrossword Clue
ZilchCrossword Clue
--> From Ground ___"Crossword Clue
Goose eggCrossword Clue
Love, in tennisCrossword Clue
Love, in tennisCrossword Clue
Net ___, much contested target for limiting greenhouse gas emissionsCrossword Clue

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ANTIEUROPE
10 Letters

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ADAMANT

7 RELATED CLUES

STERN

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RIGID

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GRIM

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BRASSBOUND

HARDLINE

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ALLORNONE

2 RELATED CLUES

AUSTERE

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BLACKANDWHITE

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DYEDINTHEWOOL

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EXTREME

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FIRM

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HARSH

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IRONWILLED

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RELENTLESS

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SEVERE

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STURDY

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TOUGH

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HARDCORE

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STRICT

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BAN

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DRACO

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HARDLINER

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HARDLINERS

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HARDNOSE

IINSIST

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INTRANSIGENCE

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PURIST

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TYRANT

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ZEALOT

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DOORDIE

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ULTIMATUM

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PURISTS

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STRICTLEADER

HARDNOSED

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RESTRICT

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ZEROTOLERANCE

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THUG

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INELASTIC

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INTRANSIGENT

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PURITAN