Showing tough love, say — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Showing tough love, say”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 27th Sept 2025. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Showing tough love, say” is STERN (5 letters).
We last saw “Showing tough love, say” in NYT Crossword on 27th Sept 2025.
The 5-letter answer for “Showing tough love, say” is STERN.
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