| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SHAPE | Couch, as a statement |
| SHED | Mess up the couch, as a cat |
| SOFASCHOICE | Whether to fold out or remain as a couch? |
| TOOL | "We must use time as a ..., not as a couch": JFK |
| UNSAY | Retract, as a statement |
| RETRACT | Withdraw, as a statement |
| UNSAYS | Retracts, as a statement |
| RECANT | Take back, as a statement |
| SOFTPEDAL | Tone down, as a statement |
| RELEASES | Makes public, as a statement |
| RETRACT | Take back, as a statement |
| RETRACT | Take back, as a public statement |
| RECANT | Take back, as a sworn statement |
| NOTRUMP | Bridge bid that might double as a political statement |
