Answer:

futz

Answer	Crossword Clue
FUTZ	Fiddle (around)
FUTZ	Fiddle (with)
FUTZ	Play around (with)

FUTZ	Tinker needlessly
FUTZ	Mess (with), in slang
FUTZ	Mess around (with)
FUTZ	.. around (dally)
FUTZ	Mess (with)

Crossword

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