Forbidding.
The crossword clue "Forbidding." is answered by STERN, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STERN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STERN answer page.
Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- AUSTERE (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for STERN
Every other clue in this collection answered by STERN, most used first.
- Back of a boat - used 59 times, most recently in 2024
- Strict - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Violinist Isaac - used 38 times, most recently in 2014
- Uncompromising - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Severe - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Unyielding - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
- Austere - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Back of a ship - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Harsh - used 26 times, most recently in 2021
- Exacting - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Cubic meter - STERE, used 273 times
- Frighten - SCARE, used 195 times
- Trap - SNARE, used 192 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Place - STEAD, used 187 times
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