The Clue
Harsh circumstances (6 letter answer)
The Answer
RIGORS
Tags
Notes
The answer RIGORS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Hardships
Severity
Extremities of cold, etc.
Hard conditions
Hard times
Harsh conditions
These cause tough going
Definition
RIGOR as a noun:
1. (asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness) = something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
2. (cogency, validity, rigor, rigour) = the quality of being logically valid
3. (severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness) = excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"