Make severe demands on family (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make severe demands on family (6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 8, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STRAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRAIN Make severe demands on family (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
8% EASE Make less severe (4) (4) The Sun Mini Dec 8, 2025
7% KIN Family (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 9, 2026
7% CUT Sever (3) (3) Mirror Quick Jan 5, 2026
7% HARSH Severe (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 3, 2026
7% IWANTMORE Greedy demand (9) Universal Jan 2, 2026
7% BASHED Criticized severely (6) USA Today Dec 29, 2025
7% WORKSFORPEANUTS Is severely underpaid (15) New York Times Dec 29, 2025
7% CLAN Family (4) USA Today Quick Dec 26, 2025
7% BCS Family (3) USA Today Quick Dec 26, 2025

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