down to last two and brain has shut down! would be grateful for any help
Giving way to a senior,or elder in a respectful way (5,2) c-f-r-a
Most playfully teasing(7) -r-h-s-
would fit, but always understood a collection of clerics was 'a reverence'
also when I checked Joshing as answer to most playfully teasing, what I have for Cast back, e g,light(9) ??f?e?t?d (reflected),Type of picture writing(12)??e?o/l?p?i? (hieroglyphic), Most strict(8)??e?n?s? (sternest),leaves me with ?r?h?s?, this one seems to be beating me