Answer:

bakes

Answer	Crossword Clue
BAKES	Prepares spuds
BAKES	Makes bread
BAKES	Makes cakes

BAKES	Uses a kiln
BAKES	Prepares pastries
BAKES	Cooks in the oven
BAKES	Cooks, in a way
BAKES	Gets lots of sun
BAKES	Cooks cakes
BAKES	Cooks a pie
BAKES	Takes part in a Pillsbury contest

BAKES	Lies in the sun
BAKES	Sops up sunlight
BAKES	Gets hot
BAKES	Uses a kiln, e.g.
BAKES	Suffers in the sun
BAKES	Prepares pies
BAKES	Roasts
BAKES	Swelters

BAKES	Gets ready for dinner
BAKES	Cooks cookies
BAKES	Makes brownies
BAKES	Vitrifies by heat.
BAKES	Kilns.
BAKES	Relatives of picnics.
BAKES	Cooks.
BAKES	Does a chef's job.

BAKES	Treats with heat.
BAKES	Basks in the sun
BAKES	Prepares oysters Rockefeller
BAKES	Hardens with heat
BAKES	Overdoes it on the beach
BAKES	Certain gatherings
BAKES	Some social gatherings
BAKES	Hardens, as clay

BAKES	Is oppressed by the heat
BAKES	Lies in the hot sun
BAKES	Sunbathes, informally
BAKES	Makes biscuits
BAKES	Prepares beans, perhaps