The following clues will lead to a series of words consisting of 4 to 8 letters. The five-letter word will contain all of the letters in the four-letter word. The six-letter word will contain all of the letters from the five-letter word and so on. The successive words are most likely anagrammed. The clues are shown in alphabetical order so are not necessarily (normally not) in order from smallest to largest.

This example is for 3 to 7 letter words

Example: Add wharf to: eye part, against, teach, prepare pelts, Picasso
Solution: Add "p-i-e-r" to: retina, anti, train, tan, painter
Put in order it would be: tan, ant(I), t(R)ain, r(E)tina, (P)ainter

-1. Add pack to: a delicate shade, disciple, glue, stage, stage of a frog
-2. Add annoy to: derrick, tilt a boat to one side, trust, walking stick, word with vacuum or dry
-3. Add haul to: courage, put on again, source of danger, trivial talk, warmth
-4. Add girl to: drive away, person with equal standing, return to a worse state, satisfiers, undo
-5. Add reddish brown to: abridge, austral, egret, seat of power, sharpen

2.Add "r-i-l-e" to crane,careen,reliance,cane,cleaner.

Put in order:cane,cRane,carEen,cLeaner,relIance

Tough puzzle Cue but somehow fun.

1. Add LOAD

step, pAste, pasteL, apOstle, taDpoles

solved this one backwards

5. add r-u-s-t to:
shorten, southern, heron, throne, hone

good puzzle

These are tough, Remi. But the real gift isn't the package with paper, ribbons and bows. It's the experience of removing the wrapping to discover what's inside. Good answer!

Joan, of course you did!

Thanks, manxman. Good solve.

3. Add CART

heat heaRt threaT Chatter ReAttach

Excellent solve, Cheryl!

4. Add L-A-S-S

peer, repeL, repeAl, relapSe, pleaserS

Great solve, Jema!