Strong criticism
The crossword clue "Strong criticism" is answered by FLAK, a 4-letter entry. Used 37 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FLAK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLAK answer page.
Used 37 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for FLAK
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLAK, most used first.
- Criticism - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Harsh criticism - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
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