| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TUGAT | Affect, as heartstrings |
| TOREAT | Afflicted, as heartstrings |
| TUGSAT | Influences, as heartstrings |
| TUGSAT | Yanks, as heartstrings |
| TUGSAT | Affects, as one's heartstrings |
| SWAY | Affect, as opinion |
| ERODE | Adversely affect, as one's confidence |
| PARONYM | Linguistic term for a word that's almost the same as another word, like "affect" and "effect" |
