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Uncompromising

Answer: STERN - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Uncompromising" is answered by STERN, a 5-letter entry. Used 37 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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STERN

STERN

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STERN answer page.

37Times used
28Distinct years
2026Most recent year
12Publications

Used 37 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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  • Harsh - used 26 times, most recently in 2021
  • Exacting - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
  • Forbidding. - used 25 times, most recently in 2026

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