Moderate Republican beginning to excoriate period of austerity (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Moderate Republican beginning to excoriate period of austerity (6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 16, 2025. 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 RELENT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RELENT Moderate Republican beginning to excoriate period of austerity (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
5% STERN Austere (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 4, 2025
5% SPARTAN Austere (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 22, 2025
4% ADVENT Beginning (6) Newsday Dec 16, 2025
4% LENT Fasting period (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 15, 2025
4% ICEAGE Glacial period (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 15, 2025
4% PASTS Previous periods (5) USA Today Dec 14, 2025
4% PROTO Beginning beginning? (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
4% WARM Of a moderate heat (4) The Times Concise Dec 10, 2025
4% ERAS Historical periods (4) Newsday Dec 10, 2025

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