| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PAWED | Poked at like a cat |
| AKING | "A cat can look at -" |
| leopards | A large, solitary cat that has a yellowish-brown or brown coat with black spots and usually hunts at night, widespread in the forests of Africa and southern Asia |
| JAPED | Poked fun at |
| TEASED | Poked fun at |
| RODE | Poked fun at |
| MOCKED | Poked fun at |
| JESTED | Poked fun at. |
| TAUNTED | Poked fun at |
| RIBBED | Poked fun at |
| SILENCEDOGOOD | "Widow" whose letters in the "New-England Courant" poked fun at colonial life (1722) |
