Crossword puzzle clue "hint slyly"

Hint slyly

Hint (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)

"Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of ___" (classic 1971 children's book based on experiments at the National Insistute of Mental Health, hint hint)

Something your poetry teacher might assign you to write about a particularly inspirational poetry teacher you've had *hint* *hint

Help slyly

Seek slyly, with "for"

Checks out, slyly

Slyly spiteful