| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| rise | to evoke the expected or desired response from |
| eliciting | Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions |
| perverse | wilfully deviating from desired or expected conduct |
| perversest | PERVERSE, wilfully deviating from desired or expected conduct |
| perverser | PERVERSE, wilfully deviating from desired or expected conduct |
| balky | perverse (wilfully deviating from desired or expected conduct) |
| perversely | PERVERSE, wilfully deviating from desired or expected conduct |
| balkiest | BALKY, perverse (wilfully deviating from desired or expected conduct) |
| balkier | BALKY, perverse (wilfully deviating from desired or expected conduct) |
| balkily | BALKY, perverse (wilfully deviating from desired or expected conduct) |
