| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BOREINTO | Penetrate, as with a bit |
| HAIKU | Bit of poetry with the same syllable count as this very clue |
| NIPPEDAT | Bit playfully, as a puppy |
| NIPPY | A bit cold, as weather |
| PARBOIL | Cook a bit, as before roasting |
| DIPINTO | Take a bit from, as savings |
| AJAR | Cracked a bit, as a door |
| CHAR | Burn a bit, as a burger |
| TOUSLED | A bit messy, as the hair |
| LOUDISH | A bit bold, as a tie |
| LOOSEN | Let out a bit, as a belt |
| SLID | Dropped a bit, as the stock market |
| ION | It may come as a bit of a shock |
| TOOKANAP | Recharged one's batteries for a bit, as it were |
| SEIZINTICKETS | Workin' a bit too zealously as a theater usher? |
