Answer: grinds

AnswerCrossword Clue
GRINDSOperates, as a hand organ
grindsto wear, crush, or sharpen by friction
grindsto reduce to particles
grindsthe act or sound of grinding
grindsgrade of fineness
grindsdreary, uninteresting work
grindsto rub together harshly, as the teeth
grindsto operate by turning a crank
GRINDSSlavish routines
GRINDSRuns through a mill
GRINDSCrushes up
GRINDSPulverizes
GRINDS8:00-6:00 routines, say
GRINDSUses a coffee mill
GRINDSDances suggestively
GRINDSMakes fish meal
GRINDSUses a millstone
GRINDSDrip and regular, e.g.
GRINDSLong, tedious tasks: Colloq.
GRINDSSharpens.
GRINDSPulverizes.
GRINDSProcesses coffee.
GRINDSReduces to powder
GRINDSPrepares pepper
GRINDSRuns through the mill