cryptic

[toalisi]

Reception rooms for grand French ladies in court-most fell (9) ??UELL???

Alchemist's tincture of what might be classified (4) ?OA?

[1955]

Two words that fit this are:
Cruellest and Gruelling

[toalisi]

Thank you.

I think there are a few more words than that which match the letters. It is from the AZED puzzle so may be obscure words.

[bibblebub]

1 CRUELLEST

ruelle = a 17th-century morning social gathering in the bedroom of a fashionable lady
court = ct

CruellesT

[toalisi]

Thank you.

I take it the definition is 'most fell'

[boxtops]

My understanding is that the CT comes from "most of Court" i.e. first and last letters.

[toalisi]

If fell is cruel then most fell is cruellest.

[bibblebub]

ct is a common abbreviation for court.

and yes, cruellest = most fell (i.e. the superlative form)