| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| AVOW | Declare as a fact |
| avouches | to declare as a matter of fact or as a thing that can be proved affirm |
| AVER | Declare as fact |
| ENTER | Declare, as a plea |
| canonize | to declare officially as a saint |
| canonizes | to declare officially as a saint |
| melds | declare a card or combination of cards as a meld |
| meld | declare a card or combination of cards as a meld |
| melded | declare a card or combination of cards as a meld |
| yeller | utter or declare with or as if with a yell shout |
| crowning | Declare or acknowledge (someone) as the best, esp. at a sport |
