Answer:

get

Answer	Crossword Clue
GET	".. lost!"
GET	".... my drift?"
GET	Obtain

GET	Catch
GET	Come down with
GET	Pick up
GET	"... Smart"
GET	Pay back
GET	Tennis retrieval
GET	".. my drift?"
GET	Comprehend

GET	Journalist's scoop, casually
GET	Secure
GET	To obtain.
GET	Procure
GET	Acquire
GET	Understand
GET	"... over it!"
GET	Dig up

GET	Hear clearly
GET	Fathom
GET	Follow
GET	Grasp
GET	Fathom, and word hidden in the 10 longest puzzle answers
GET	Receive
GET	Capture
GET	Fetch

GET	".. a life!"
GET	Figure out
GET	Retrieve
GET	Play a good joke on
GET	Trick
GET	Escape, with "out"
GET	Catch on to
GET	"... my drift?"

GET	"... real!"
GET	Grasp, as a punch line
GET	Leave, with "out"
GET	Escape, with "away"
GET	Come by