crossword

[saoirs]

female dunce in a ballad [4] l???
what they objectively find spoken intoxicated and crushed gives a feeling of superiority [3,5,4,6] the ?o??? h??h ?r????
many thanks in advance

[squarebear]

the moral high ground

[JMR27]

lady? lay is a ballad but I'm not sure if 'd' is an abbreviation for dunce - did a dunce's cap have a 'd' on it? (surprisingly enough I never wore one:o))

[chelle7272]

Not that i wore one either, but yes it did have a 'D'on it.
Lady seems good but not seen dunce for 'd' before either.

[JMR27]

Thanks chelle :o)

[saoirs]

many thanks to you all