| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| FERULES | Old schoolmasters' sticks |
| STERN | Like old schoolmasters |
| STERN | Like old schoolmasters, stereotypically |
| AGE | "old ... sticks" (e.e. cummings poem) |
| cockthrowing | the old sport of throwing sticks at a cock |
| cockthrowings | COCKTHROWING, the old sport of throwing sticks at a cock |
