| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SHRILL | High in an annoying way |
| eternally | In an annoying or tedious way that seems to last forever; constantly |
| preaches | Give moral advice to someone in an annoying or pompously self-righteous way |
| preaching | Give moral advice to someone in an annoying or pompously self-righteous way |
| dropped | Force (an opponent's high card) to be played as a loser in this way |
| dropping | Force (an opponent's high card) to be played as a loser in this way |
