Answer: bloom

AnswerCrossword Clue
BLOOMYouthful, healthy look.
BLOOM"Ulysses" protagonist
BLOOMThrive
BLOOMStart to blossom
BLOOM"... County" (Opus's comic strip)
BLOOMChairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee, 1940-45.
BLOOMF. D. R. Jr. now occupies his seat in Congress.
BLOOMRosy color on the cheek.
BLOOMA poinsettia, for instance.
BLOOMCentral character in "Ulysses."
BLOOMFlower.
BLOOMProduce blossoms
BLOOMBurgeon.
BLOOMTime of beauty and vigor.
BLOOMActress Claire.
BLOOMFlourish.
BLOOMActress Claire
BLOOMClaire of films
BLOOMActress in "Limelight"
BLOOM"Love in ...," 1934 song
bloomThe state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigor
BLOOMCome into one's own
BLOOM"Look Back in Anger" actress Claire
BLOOMMolly or Leopold
BLOOMProsper
BLOOMBurgeon
BLOOMTulip, e.g.
BLOOMBud's promise
BLOOMProduce flowers
BLOOMOpen in the garden
BLOOMFlower
BLOOMOpen up
BLOOMFlourish
BLOOMBurst into flower
BLOOMBurst into blossom
BLOOMPart of a bouquet
BLOOMAchieve beauty
BLOOMClaire of film
BLOOMJack Benny's Love in ...
BLOOMBlossom