Crossword Clue:

They get wetter as they dry

AnswerCrossword Clue
TOWELSThey get wetter as they dry
EARNERSThey get what they deserve
TADPOLESThey croak when they get older
SWINEThey can't fly, but they can get the flu
SCABSThey might get swung at if they go through the strike zone
NEWTGingrich who said "females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength"