Harsh Crossword Clue

We have the 6-letter answer for Harsh crossword clue, last seen in the USA Today Crossword August 8, 2026 puzzle. Sometimes we all need some help finding the answer!

Harsh Crossword Answer

↓43.

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Hide

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

STERN

(5 letters)

ACRID

(5 letters)

PUN

(3 letters)

BRUTAL

(6 letters)

ACERBIC

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
2. severely simple

Hint 2: Clue Definition

HARSH (adjective)
1. unpleasantly stern
2. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

STERN
(5 letters)
ACRID
(5 letters)
PUN
(3 letters)
BRUTAL
(6 letters)
ACERBIC
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
REEVES

More USA Today Crossword (8/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Region

5. "Be right ___!"

9. Athletes best effort

14. Counterpart to a dog lover

16. Legal

17. Small digit

18. Builders of Machu Picchu

19. "___ Velita" (Bad Bunny song)

20. Sharpie or milepost, for example

22. Navy's counterpart

23. Me too

24. Existential weariness

26. 'Now!'

29. Place to collect shells

31. Rigid adherence to a tradition

34. Icy precipitation

35. Playing area that could devalue nearby properties due to unwanted noise

40. Enter

41. Beatles co-founder John

42. Greek letter hidden in epsilon

44. Ring-shaped cake type

46. Rapper with a hyphenated name

47. "I would be ___ if I didn't . . ."

49. ___ Sans (common font)

52. Not odd

53. Apple earbud

55. Bikini top

58. Put the ___ to the metal!

60. "Do you want me to keep listing examples?"

62. Venue for a big concert

63. Dense and crumbly breakfast treat

64. Exciting RSVP responses

65. More, in Spanish

66. Doctors for animals

All Answers

Down

1. Org. fighting for human rights

2. Unfortunate forecast for a beach day

3. "Tell Mama" singer James

4. Fitting

5. Chapati or naan

6. Houston baseball team

7. Milkshake flavor that might contain Oreos

8. Patella's joint

9. Actor Mahershala

10. Refreshing cocktail garnished with lime

11. Build up, like interest

12. City south of Fort Lauderdale

13. ___ witch (spiritual practitioner solicited via an online marketplace)

15. Red Muppet

21. List on eBay, say

23. Powerful volleyball shot

25. Siblings daughter

26. Google Play download

27. Actress Chase ___ Wonders

28. Greek mathematician who allegedly shouted "Eureka!"

30. ___ or nothing

32. Big hunks of material

33. Mythological woman with snakes for hair

36. Recycling container

37. Sch. in Chapel Hill

38. Fish eggs

39. Dynamite alternative

42. Give money up front

45. Capital of Kansas

48. Senseless

50. Eco and sport, in some cars

51. "That was me"

54. LLC alternative

55. ___ broth

56. Defeat decisively

57. Common pantry infestation

59. ___ Vegas

61. End of some municipal URLs

All Answers