Answer: aleak

AnswerCrossword Clue
ALEAKSeeping in, or out.
ALEAKSpring ...
ALEAKBad thing to spring
ALEAKSpring ... (take on water)
ALEAKSpring -- (start to drip)
ALEAKSpring .....
ALEAK". . . this world is all ...": E. E. Cummings
ALEAKLetting water in, as a ship
ALEAK" . . . this world is all ...": Cummings
ALEAKNot watertight
ALEAKDripping
ALEAKDripping.
ALEAKEscaping.
ALEAKOozing.
ALEAKSpring .. (start dripping)
ALEAKDripping, to Donne
ALEAKSpring ... (start dripping)
ALEAKSomething sometimes sprung
ALEAKSpring ... (require patching, perhaps)
ALEAKSpring ..