Local Paper Bumper Crossword

[quizcrazy]

down to last two and brain has shut down! would be grateful for any help
Giving way to a senior,or elder in a respectful way (5,2) c-f-r-a
Most playfully teasing(7) -r-h-s-

[shoota]

1 Defer to
2 Joshing

[quizcrazy]

thanks shoota that means what I have put for "A collection of clerics"is wrong.have reverence, letters filled in r-v-re---

[shoota]

Reverends ?

[quizcrazy]

would fit, but always understood a collection of clerics was 'a reverence'
also when I checked Joshing as answer to most playfully teasing, what I have for Cast back, e g,light(9) ??f?e?t?d (reflected),Type of picture writing(12)??e?o/l?p?i? (hieroglyphic), Most strict(8)??e?n?s? (sternest),leaves me with ?r?h?s?, this one seems to be beating me

[Toorak]

Archest