| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STERN | Strict | |
| SEVERE | Strict | |
| AUSTERE | Strict | |
| EXACT | Strict | |
| LEGALISTIC | Strict | |
| TIGHT | Strict | |
| EXACTING | Strict | |
| LAX | Not strict | |
| LENIENT | Not strict | |
| PROGRESSIVE | Not strict | |
| STRINGENT | Strict; rigid | |
| LAW | Strict rule | |
| VEGAN | Strict vegetarian | |
| MARTINET | Strict taskmaster | |
| PEDAGOGUE | Strict teacher | |
| GENEVANISM | Strict Calvinism. | |
| OVERSTRICT | Excessively strict. | |
| PHARISEE | Strict law-abiding Jew | |
| PRIM | Strict in manner | |
| RIGID | Inflexible or strict | |
| STRAIT | Strict; scrupulous; rigorous. | |
| STREIT | Close; narrow; strict. | |
| INSTRUCTION | Union strict about education | |
| PURITANS | Rasputin upset strict moralists | |
| INQUISITORIOUS | Making strict inquiry; inquisitorial. | |