| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SWAB | Mate with a mop |
| SWAB | Clean with a mop |
| REDUST | Go over with a dry mop |
| TWIN | Bed with a mate |
| PEAHEN | One with a showy mate |
| ARK | Boat with many a mate |
| TENON | Construction piece with a mate |
| PEAHEN | Fowl with a gaudy mate. |
| PEAHEN | Female with a showy mate |
| PEAHEN | Fowl with a showy mate |
| PEAHEN | Bird with a showy mate |
| TROPHYWIFE | Beautiful woman with a financially solvent mate |
| OBAMA | He announced Biden as his running mate with a text message |
