Answer:

comparison

Answer	Crossword Clue
COMPARISON	KIND OF SHOPPING
COMPARISON	Ratio, essentially
COMPARISON	Analogy

COMPARISON	Similarity.
COMPARISON	French parallel?
COMPARISON	Kind of shopper
COMPARISON	Likening (italicized)
COMPARISON	Similarity

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.