| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Persuades wife to pay attention to Dennis (8) | ||
| Persuades wife to pay attention to Dennis | The Guardian Cryptic | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Cajoles | Newsday | 08 Dec 2023 |
| Cajoles | The Telegraph Quick | 12 Oct 2023 |
| Sweet-talks – wife virtually oblivious | ||
| Sweet-talks | Eugene Sheffer | 12 Oct 2020 |
| West, almost neglectful, uses sweet talk | ||
| He led, we cooked up endless sweet-talks | ||
| Cajoles | ||
| Persuades with flattery | ||
| Coaxes | ||
| Cajoles | ||
| Cajoles | ||
| Uses flattery. |