| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| skipped | Abandon an undertaking, conversation, or activity |
| skipping | Abandon an undertaking, conversation, or activity |
| scratching | Cancel or abandon (an undertaking or project) |
| scratches | Cancel or abandon (an undertaking or project) |
| scratched | Cancel or abandon (an undertaking or project) |
| starting | begin an activity or undertaking |
| started | begin an activity or undertaking |
| giving | Allow (someone) to have (a specified amount of time) for an activity or undertaking |
| giving | Predict that (an activity, undertaking, or relationship) will last no longer than (a specified time) |
| incursion | entering in or into (as an activity or undertaking) his only incursion into the arts |
