Answer: amonk

AnswerCrossword Clue
AMONK".. Swimming": Malachy McCourt memoir
AMONK" . . . devil ... he'd be"
AMONK"The cowl does not make ..."
AMONK"The king, I fear, is poison'd by ..."--Shakespeare, from "King John"
AMONKMalachy McCourt s ... Swimming