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Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

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Austere (Xword Clue)

888 | 14:33 Tue 18th Nov 2014 | Crosswords

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stern or stark?

Intouch 159

Radio Times 48

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emeritus

of the two Stark

maurice

I'd put my money on STERN

aelmpvw

could be either, not knowing the clue ...

Baldric

Stark imo

AlwaysConfused

Do you have any letters placed? It could be either

emeritus

I agree with stern jumped in a bit too quick

maurice

....to explain: Bradford's gives both as snonyms, Chambers only "stern".

mazie

Chambers on-line gives both maurice

AlwaysConfused

I'd say stern, out of the 2

dannyk13

aus·tere (ô-stîr)
adj. aus·ter·er, aus·ter·est
1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: the austere figure of a Puritan minister.
2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic: a desert nomad's austere life.

888

Question Author

thank you everybody. The clue was, austere (5) ST?R? I've put stern and crossed everything.

Fibonacci

stark choice you'll have to give yourself a stern talking to.

shoota

Yes, definitely 'stern',
Or 'stark'.....

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