Sunny Side Up 9

Section A

1.rocky, sadly, evergrown; 2. Truly, hazardous, precipitous; 3. Grim, serious; 4. Hammering;  5. Frail, withered; 6. Notorious; 7. Swiftly; 8. Thickset, white-haired, stern, unyielding.

Section B

1.to; 2. Out; 3. Up, by; 4. for

Section D

1.something that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with; 2. Keep someone alert and/or active; 3. The time when someone/something had most power or success, or was most popular