Cryptic

[terrya]

Remain a little old-fashioned (5,6) T???Y, ???I?E Tried hard! (4,7) ????, ??E?S?D

[Tilly2]

over dressed?

[sedge47]

tarry awhile ?

[Neveracrossword]

Tried hard... Hard Pressed?

[terrya]

Second clue first word S???

[donny48]

Could the tried in clue two be tried as in court.

[donny48]

1 tarry behind ?

[Tilly2]

self pressed?

[terrya]

Donny. Definately "E" on end

[Tilly2]

'tarry awhile' is correct.

[dannyk13]

Can you get another letter for S???

[terrya]

S?R? Must be SURE

[scorpiojo]

Sore?

[mallyh]

2 stay focused?

[dannyk13]

Sore pressed

[donny48]

sore pressed ?

[dannyk13]

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/soresore | (esp of a wound, injury, etc) painfully sensitive; tender | Definition, ... 9. archaic direly; sorely (now only in such phrases as sore pressed, sore afraid).

[terrya]

Thanks for all your input

[donny48]

Danny, it comes as a blow to find a phrase which one thinks of as common is edging its way to being archaic.

[dannyk13]

Sign of age Donny, alas

[Tilly2]

I don't think tried hard was a good clue for sore pressed.