| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LICK | Stroke, as of work. |
| STAB | A jerky stroke, as with a bat. |
| DEATH | Its stroke is "as a lover's pinch, which hurts, and is desired," per Cleopatra |
| NOTAT | Out of, as work |
| PILE | Large amount, as of work |
| PUTSIN | Logs, as a day of work |
| SURREAL | Bizarre, as a work of art |
| WADEINTO | Begin, as a lot of work |
| IDLES | Puts out of work, as a strike |
| STOPON | Continue, as in one kind of work. |
| PERIPETEIA | Unexpected turn of events, as in a literary work |
| RUB | Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle |
| IMACS | They're "as much a work of art" as "state of the art" |
