Add the letters H-A-R-D to the initial answers in the following questions; then anagram for the final answer. Don't let the word HARD scare you! It's just a bunch of letters!
-1.HARD + three of a kind in Texas hold-em poker = ridges or grooves around a screw. (Seven Letters -- Plural -- Starts with T)
-2.HARD + third person singular of BE + coast = pungent condiment or root. (Eleven Letters -- Starts with H)
-3.HARD + religious group adhering to distinctive doctrines = stiffened the laundry. (Eight Letters -- Starts with S)
-4.HARD + perceives with the ear + informal farewell = men's clothing and accessories store. (Twelve Letters -- Starts with H)
-5.HARD + cow's sound + abbreviation for directional opposite of west = ample vertical space or Max _______. (Eight Letters -- Starts with H)
-6.HARD + fifth letter of the alphabet + ink filled writing implements = honed. (Nine Letters -- Starts with S)
-7.HARD + profound and reverent fear = charged portion of a missile. (Seven Letters -- Starts with W)
8. HARD + gave birth = loathed or detested. (Eight Letters -- Starts with A)
-9.HARD + respond to + young male = organic compounds that include sugars, starches, celluloses and gums (singular). (Twelve Letters -- Starts with C)
10. HARD + a yard is made up of three ____ = sired. (Eight Letters -- Starts with F)