| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MURMURED | Was hard to hear |
| FAINT | Hard to hear |
| MUTTER | Be hard to hear |
| FAINT | Hard to hear or see |
| RASPED | Was irritating to hear |
| deaf | willing to hear or listen not to be persuaded was overwrought and deaf to reason |
| deafish | willing to hear or listen not to be persuaded was overwrought and deaf to reason |
| HOLDENCAULFIELD | "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born ..." |
| JONAH | Bible character who was hard to swallow? |
