Answer: buddy

AnswerCrossword Clue
BUDDYEbsen or Hackett
buddyfriend; comrade
buddymale given name
buddyto become close friends / having buds
buddyto work closely together
buddyto become friendly with or curry the favor of
buddyto become friendly; be on friendly or intimate terms
BUDDYLab in 1997 headlines
BUDDYClinton Lab
BUDDYOne of the Baers
BUDDYComrade
BUDDYWhite House pooch, once
BUDDYPal.
BUDDYDear old pal.
BUDDYComedian Hackett
BUDDYHackett or Holly
BUDDYMorey's role on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
BUDDYOne to hang with
BUDDYPal
BUDDYChum
BUDDYSidekick