| Stern and somewhat restricted (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
24 Oct 2025 |
| Tough-disciplined (6) |
Puzzler |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Unbending |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jul 2025 |
| Driven by rules (6) |
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| Severe internal gastric trouble (6) |
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| Such discipline necessitates some restrictions (6) |
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| Precise |
The Times Sunday Concise |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Allowing no slackness, I'd backed away from the area (6) |
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| Rigorous way to get sprained, say (6) |
|
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| Exact or precise (6) |
|
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| Firm, rigorous |
The Times Concise |
18 Apr 2025 |
| Stir up court to be precise (6) |
|
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| Severe in discipline |
Mirror Tea Time |
27 Mar 2025 |
| Far from lenient |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Rigorous when Detective Inspector leaves area (6) |
|
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| Rigidly enforced |
Mirror Tea Time |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Utter "unyielding" ... (6) |
|
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| Like schedules with little flexibility |
|
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| Rigid: the rules are very - |
|
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| Stern and somewhat restricted (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
06 Feb 2025 |
| Allowing no laxity in some districts |
|
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| Stir unexpectedly and get caught - that's harsh (6) |
|
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| Limit about being so firm (6) |
|
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| Closely enforced |
|
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| No ado about dictators who are oppressive (6) |
|
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| Severe princess once banished from region (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Unyielding |
Premier Sunday |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Harsh way I caught rebel leader inside |
|
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| Being severe about endless artifice in the street (6) |
|
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| Restricted by being reedless and austere |
|
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| Rigorous |
Commuter |
12 Nov 2024 |
| Being restricted, it shows that austere interior (6) |
|
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| Tough precinct in need of Detective Inspector |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Oct 2024 |
| Not lenient |
Premier Sunday |
20 Oct 2024 |
| Regular twinkling mostly seen in stone (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Stern |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Oct 2024 |
| A saint has the right, I see, at tea to be severe (6) |
|
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| Exacting in requirements |
|
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| Inflexible part of constriction (6) |
|
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| Goldfrapp's ___-- Machine (6) |
|
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| Rigorous |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2024 |
| Some restrictions are severe (6) |
|
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| Demanding close observance of rules |
|
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| Not all restrictions are severe (6) |
|
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| Harsh uniform mostly linked to court (6) |
|
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| Rigorous(6) |
|
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| I'd retired from the neighbourhood, it being so austere (6) |
|
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| Be severe, following some restrictions (6) |
|
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| I'd backed out of the neighbourhood, being rigorous (6) |
|
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| Rigorous in maintaining discipline |
|
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| ...restrictions are precisely defined in part (6) |
|
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| Allowing no laxity in form (6) |
|
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| Severe in discipline (6) |
Puzzler |
02 May 2024 |
| Be firm with gastric troubles! |
|
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| Severe police officer removed from locality |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Scrupulously within the rules, but not totally restrictive |
|
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| Rigid; stern (6) |
|
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| Reduced manoeuvre in street is hard |
|
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| Allowing no laxity |
|
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| Hard stone receiving instant cut |
|
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| Unbending |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Mar 2024 |
| Harsh, severe |
|
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| Some gastric trouble that's severe (6) |
|
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| No-nonsense DI leaving area |
|
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| Not at all lax in applying restrictions (6) |
|
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| Precisely defined |
|
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| Severe in discipline (6) |
Puzzler |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Harsh way to take religious instruction at court (6) |
|
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| Rigorous |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Southern tiger - extremely big cat, regularly tough (6) |
|
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| Very severe, creating a stir at court (6) |
|
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| Stern inflexible |
|
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| Tolerating no nonsense |
Commuter |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Firm option (6) |
|
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| Rigidly enforced |
Mirror Tea Time |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Punctilious Detective Inspector leaves area (6) |
|
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| Not allowing for variation |
New York Times |
08 Dec 2023 |
| . .... and Victor Silvester's tempo is primarily silky toned rhythm in correct time (6) |
|
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| Neighbourhood wanting police officer to be authoritarian |
The Guardian Cryptic |
17 Oct 2023 |
| Taking a hard line |
The Times Concise |
09 Sep 2023 |
| Stern |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2023 |
| Rigorously enforced |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2023 |
| Rigorous |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Apr 2023 |
| Harsh neighbourhood police officer must flee |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Mar 2023 |
| Rigorous |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Feb 2023 |
| Inflexible about rules |
Universal |
10 Feb 2023 |
| Rigid about rules |
USA Today |
01 Feb 2023 |
| Rigorous |
The Times Concise |
20 Nov 2022 |
| Severe, rigorous |
The Guardian Speedy |
11 Sep 2022 |
| Severe |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Sep 2022 |
| Uncompromising princess leaves the region |
|
|
| Uncompromising princess leaves the region |
The Guardian Cryptic |
19 Jul 2022 |
| Demanding obedience or close observance of rules |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 May 2022 |
| Allowing no deviation |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Demanding obedience or close observance of rules |
Irish Times Simplex |
07 Mar 2022 |
| Most of the illusion embraced by Stone is of a harsh regime |
Irish Times Crosaire |
17 Feb 2022 |
| Allowing no deviation |
Irish Times Simplex |
31 Dec 2021 |
| Allowing no deviation |
Irish Times Simplex |
27 Nov 2021 |
| Allowing no deviation |
Irish Times Simplex |
11 Nov 2021 |
| Allowing no deviation |
Irish Times Simplex |
02 Sep 2021 |
| Stern about rules |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Rigorous; severe |
The Times Concise |
10 Aug 2021 |
| Close second, second short on time |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 Jul 2021 |
| Austere |
Newsday |
26 Jun 2021 |
| Allowing no deviation |
Irish Times Simplex |
05 Jun 2021 |
| Like parents who have many rules |
Universal |
30 May 2021 |
| Hard villains finally cheated in hearing |
|
|
| Rigidly enforced |
The Times Concise |
17 Feb 2021 |
| Unbending |
The Washington Post |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Unbending |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Rigorous, in a way, of the stomach to discharge gas |
|
|
| Authoritarian |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2020 |
| Precinct detective quits firm |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Oct 2020 |
| Most of the illusion embraced by Stone is of a harsh regime |
Irish Times Crosaire |
25 Aug 2020 |
| Stern saint brings religious instruction to court |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Aug 2020 |
| Severe or rigid |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Aug 2020 |
| Demanding obedience to rules |
Irish Times Simplex |
29 Jul 2020 |
| Sabbath, Sting, for the most part, and one of The Cars demanding the rules are observed |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Jul 2020 |
| I'd backed away from neighbourhood disciplinarian |
|
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| Unbending |
Newsday |
29 May 2020 |
| Particular hamper engineers disposed of |
|
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| Reporter's conned by small firm |
|
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| Faithful man of God admits brief deception |
|
|
| Unwilling to bend |
Jonesin |
24 Dec 2019 |
| Demanding that rules are observed |
Irish Times Simplex |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Hard stone split by instant cut |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Nov 2019 |
| Not at all lenient |
The Washington Post |
27 Nov 2019 |
| Not at all lenient |
LA Times Daily |
27 Nov 2019 |
| Rigorous, severe |
Irish Times Simplex |
11 Oct 2019 |
| Rigid |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2019 |
| Rigid |
The Washington Post |
26 Jul 2019 |
| Disciplinarian leaders of schools teach religious instruction classes, typically |
|
|
| Rigorous limit avoid by engineers |
|
|
| Severe |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Like a tough teacher |
|
|
| Tough area with no policeman on top of it |
|
|
| Unwilling to bend |
USA Today |
18 May 2019 |
| Inflexible about rules |
Newsday |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Precise |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Mar 2019 |
| Like a disciplinarian |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Mar 2019 |
| Sense a narrow focus? |
|
|
| Severe technique mostly evident in stone |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Feb 2019 |
| It's uncompromising and dark coming off dirt tracks |
Irish Times Crosaire |
21 Jan 2019 |
| Rigid |
|
|
| Precise |
|
|
| Unwilling to bend |
|
|
| Regularly use Tory in City firm |
|
|
| Allowing no deviation from a standard |
Irish Times Simplex |
27 Oct 2018 |
| Bits of satire I'd cite that aren't even accurate |
|
|
| Harsh |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Sep 2018 |
| Bits of satire I'd cite that aren't even accurate |
|
|
| Rigorous Detective Inspector leaving area |
|
|
| Like a taskmaster |
USA Today |
13 May 2018 |
| Observing exact rules |
The Times Concise |
07 Mar 2018 |
| Rigorous |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Feb 2018 |
| To the letter |
USA Today |
12 Jan 2018 |
| Like a taskmaster |
|
|
| To the letter |
|
|
| Rigid |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Oct 2017 |
| Severe |
The Guardian Speedy |
23 Sep 2017 |
| Uncompromising |
Newsday |
30 Jul 2017 |
| Hard to control soldier leaving |
|
|
| Severe Conservative dismissed by press |
|
|
| Close second cheated, reportedly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 May 2017 |
| Stringent |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Uncompromising way religious teaching gets to court |
|
|
| Authoritarian |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Mar 2017 |
| Rigid |
|
|
| Unwilling to bend |
Newsday |
23 Oct 2016 |
| Exacting, unsparing |
Irish Times Simplex |
18 Oct 2016 |
| Uncompromising |
The Washington Post |
06 May 2016 |
| Demanding |
Wall Street Journal |
02 May 2016 |
| Austere set are in City regularly |
|
|
| Austere set are in City regularly |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Apr 2016 |
| Hard to bend |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2016 |
| Austere |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Feb 2016 |
| Stern and somewhat restricted |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Feb 2016 |
| Uncompromising detective is off the ward |
Irish Times Crosaire |
20 Jan 2016 |
| Far from lenient |
Newsday |
13 Jan 2016 |
| Following rules exactly |
The Times Concise |
16 Dec 2015 |
| Stern about the rules |
Newsday |
24 Aug 2015 |
| Not lenient |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Aug 2015 |
| Austere holy man suppressing a lot of deceit |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Aug 2015 |
| Like a tough teacher |
Universal |
01 Aug 2015 |
| Displaying 22 Across |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2015 |
| Tough to make limit without fraud |
|
|
| Stern about rules |
Family Time |
18 May 2015 |
| Nitpicky with rules |
Newsday |
25 Feb 2015 |
| Displaying 22 Across |
|
|
| Like a tough teacher |
|
|
| Authoritarian |
|
|
| Stern about the rules |
|
|
| Nitpicky with rules |
|
|
| Authoritarian detective's leaving the area |
|
|
| Uncompromising |
|
|
| Unyielding |
|
|
| Rigorous, as with rules |
|
|
| Before court cut short stir-crazy tough |
|
|
| Uncompromising |
|
|
| Following rules exactly |
|
|
| Uncompromising |
|
|
| Not lax at all |
|
|
| Black-and-white |
|
|
| Inflexible about the rules |
|
|
| Inflexible about rules |
|
|
| Like a martinet |
|
|
| Inflexible about the rules |
|
|
| Unforgiving |
|
|
| Uncompromising |
|
|
| Inflexible |
|
|
| By-the-book |
|
|
| Uncompromising |
|
|
| Rigorous |
|
|
| Meticulous |
|
|
| Unbending |
|
|
| Unyielding |
|
|
| Like disciplinarians |
|
|
| Inflexible about rules |
|
|
| Following the letter of the law |
|
|
| Like tough love |
|
|
| Rigorous |
|
|
| Like a schoolmarm |
|
|
| Exacting |
|
|
| Rigid |
|
|
| Hard-and-fast |
|
|
| Inflexible about the rules |
|
|
| Rigorous |
|
|
| Inflexible about the rules |
|
|
| Unbending |
|
|
| Rigorous |
|
|
| Unwilling to give makeup exams, say |
|
|
| Precise |
|
|
| Rigorous |
|
|
| Absolute |
|
|
| Not at all lenient |
|
|
| Precise |
|
|
| Far from indulgent |
|
|
| Not indulgent |
|
|
| Narrow |
|
|
| Hardly relaxed |
|
|
| Exact |
|
|
| Unbending |
|
|
| Severe |
|
|
| Unbending |
|
|
| Inflexible |
|
|
| Severe |
|
|
| Unyielding |
|
|
| Uncompromising |
|
|
| Exact |
|
|
| Like a martinet |
|
|
| Austere |
|
|
| Precise |
|
|
| Hard; rigid |
|
|
| Holding to the letter |
|
|
| Scrupulous. |
|
|
| Exact. |
|
|
| Mid-Victorian. |
|
|
| Firm. |
|
|
| Punctilious. |
|
|
| Hard. |
|
|
| Precise. |
|
|
| Unbending |
|
|
| Not lax |
|
|