Answer:

ANTED

Answer	Crossword Clue
ANTED	Chipped in
ANTED	Chipped in chips
ANTED	Kicked in

ANTED	Payed to play
ANTED	Pitched in
ANTED	Fed the kitty
ANTED	Paid to play
ANTED	Paid a penny, perhaps
ANTED	Started the pot
ANTED	Sweetened the pot
ANTED	Paid for a hand

ANTED	Chipped in?
ANTED	Fed the pot
ANTED	Fed the poker pot
ANTED	Chipped in a chip
ANTED	Tossed in a chip
ANTED	Asked for a hand?
ANTED	Got into the game
ANTED	Got in the game

ANTED	Put in the initial stake
ANTED	Got in on a deal
ANTED	Added a chip to the pot
ANTED	Reacted to a dealer's request
ANTED	Put in one's two cents?
ANTED	Put a penny in the pot, perhaps
ANTED	Kicked off the poker betting
ANTED	Made a pot, in a way

ANTED	Primed the pot
ANTED	Put into the pot
ANTED	Kicked in, as chips
ANTED	Chipped in, with "up"
ANTED	Put in one's two cents, maybe
ANTED	Helped the kitty grow
ANTED	Deserved a hand
ANTED	Fed the kitty?

ANTED	Started a pot
ANTED	Got the pot started
ANTED	Put in a stake
ANTED	Tossed some bits in the pot
ANTED	Paid up

Crossword

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