| '___ but fair' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Unpleasantly rough |
The Times Concise |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Severe |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Stuffing rook into pot is cruel |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Draconian |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Like extreme 41-Across |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2021 |
| Unpleasantly stern |
Irish Times Simplex |
08 Dec 2020 |
| Severe, as criticism |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Iron-fisted |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Like scathing reviews |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 May 2020 |
| Austere |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Mar 2020 |
| Caustic |
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| Strident |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2019 |
| Stringent |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2019 |
| Not kind |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2019 |
| Unforgiving |
Universal |
07 Oct 2019 |
| Like a zero-star review |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2019 |
| Cruel |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Aug 2019 |
| Like Minnesota winters |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2019 |
| Tyrannical |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2019 |
| Tough on the ears |
Newsday |
26 May 2019 |
| Tough to hear, as criticism |
The Washington Post |
17 May 2019 |
| Very severe |
Newsday |
29 Apr 2019 |
| Like Chicago winters |
The Washington Post Sunday |
28 Apr 2019 |
| Discordant |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2019 |
| Like Antarctic winds |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Dec 2018 |
| Heard course is rough enough |
Irish Times Crosaire |
06 Dec 2018 |
| Severe; bleak |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Oct 2018 |
| Coarse one leaves like a swift runner |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Sep 2018 |
| Severe, as a punishment |
Newsday |
23 Jul 2018 |
| Abrasive |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2018 |
| Rough |
New York Times |
24 May 2018 |
| Grating to the ear |
USA Today |
26 Apr 2018 |
| Like New England winters |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Stark or strict |
Universal |
05 Apr 2018 |
| Like arctic winters |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Overly severe |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2018 |
| Gruff |
Newsday |
21 Jan 2018 |
| Like Arctic winters |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2017 |
| Rough on the eyes or ears |
New York Times |
02 Oct 2017 |
| Coarse grass restricts runs |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Aug 2017 |
| Far from lenient |
USA Today |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Like a rough winter |
The Washington Post |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Grating |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jul 2017 |
| Unpleasant |
The Washington Post |
25 May 2017 |
| Unpleasant to the ear |
Wall Street Journal |
08 May 2017 |
| Rough, as criticism |
New York Times |
08 May 2017 |
| Like bad winters |
Universal |
09 Mar 2017 |
| Glaring |
New York Times |
31 Dec 2016 |
| Cacophonous |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jul 2016 |
| Hotel on Trim bog can be freezing |
Irish Times Crosaire |
27 Jun 2016 |
| Knucklehead |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2016 |
| Overly critical |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2016 |
| Unkind |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2016 |
| Austere in Lehar's home |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Jan 2016 |
| Severe, as weather |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2015 |
| Like Siberian winters |
New York Times |
17 Aug 2015 |
| Grating; severe |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Jun 2015 |
| Cold and mercilous |
Canadiana |
19 Jan 2015 |
| Excessively stringent |
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| Acerb |
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| Difficult to endure |
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| Like some truths |
|
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| Like a desert climate |
|
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| Desolate |
|
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| Like Russian winters |
|
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| Like taskmasters |
|
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| Brutal |
|
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| Unpleasantly severe |
|
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| Far from gentle |
|
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| Quite severe |
|
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| Not at all gentle |
|
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| Far from kind |
|
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| Unnecessarily severe |
|
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| Quite rough |
|
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| Extremely unkind |
|
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| Like an arctic winter |
|
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| Unduly severe |
|
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| Savage |
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| Tough to take |
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| Blaring |
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| Strict |
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| Not lenient |
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| Like winters in the Arctic |
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| Hard on the ears |
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| Acerbic |
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| Like a winter in Siberia |
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| Like a drill instructor |
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| Hard-nosed |
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| Like some criticism |
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| Like an Alaskan winter |
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| Jarring to the eye |
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| Tough to endure |
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| Like cold, snowy winters |
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| Ruthless |
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| Strict or stark |
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| Unpleasantly coarse |
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| Like arctic winds |
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| Astringent |
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| Spartan and ruthless |
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