Stern - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Stern?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Stern is REAR. Other possible answers include AUSTERE, GRUFF, HARSH, SEVERE.

Q: How many solutions are there for Stern?

We have found 5 possible answers for the crossword clue Stern.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Stern?

Clues like Stern often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday Mirror, Daily Star, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail Quick, Daily Mail Mailword, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 16/03/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Stern.

7 letter answer(s) to stern

AUSTERE

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
severely simple;
Uadorned
Without ornamentation

5 letter answer(s) to stern

GRUFF

brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson

HARSH

unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer"
disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
severe
severe; "a harsh penalty"
sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"

4 letter answer(s) to stern

REAR

bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
cause to rise up
construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"
rise up; "The building rose before them"
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

6 letter answer(s) to stern

SEVERE

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality;
severely simple;
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment;
very bad in degree or extent;
very strong or vigorous;

Frequently asked questions about ‘Stern’

What's the best solution for Stern?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Stern is REAR. Other possible answers include AUSTERE, GRUFF, HARSH, SEVERE.

How many solutions are there for Stern?

We have found 5 possible answers for the crossword clue Stern.

Which crosswords feature clues like Stern?

Clues like Stern often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday Mirror, Daily Star, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail Quick, Daily Mail Mailword, among others.

Clue	Answers
Behind	19
Back	15
Raise	12
End	11
Harsh	10
Savage	10
Backside	9
Bring up	9
Can	8
Severe	8
Care for	7
Very bad	7
Acute	6
Forbidding	6
Grating	6
Demanding	5
Parent	5
Keister	4
Posterior	4
Aft	3
Caboose	3
Plain and simple	3
Seat	3
Strident	3
Surly	3
Back end	2
Derri	2
Draconian	2
Duff	2
Exacting	2
Fanny	2
Front's opposite	2
Hind part	2
Inclement	2
Nurture	2
Raspy	2
Rise up	2
25 centigrade’s close and hard to endure	1
A superior holy person before becoming self-abnegating	1
Abrupt; rough and low	1
Address otherwise neat Spartan	1
Appropriate strength of character shown by speaker	1
Area away from the battle	1
As example of 3 18, raise back part …	1
Ascetic scoffed about American soldiers	1
Australia tried enthusiastically removing England's openers – harsh!	1
… that in raise	1
Back; bring up	1
Backseat	1
Bare-bones	1

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