Answer:

hinted

Answer	Crossword Clue
HINTED	Didn't exactly say
HINTED	Insinuated
HINTED	Was indirect

HINTED	Less than broadcast
HINTED	Suggested
HINTED	Wasn't direct
HINTED	Dropped clues
HINTED	Intimated
HINTED	Was less than explicit
HINTED	Intimated.
HINTED	Intimidated.

HINTED	Suggested.
HINTED	Suggested obliquely
HINTED	Gave an inkling
HINTED	Didn't come right out and say
HINTED	Not explicit
HINTED	Implied subtly
HINTED	Implied
HINTED	Gave inklings

HINTED	Dropped a clue
HINTED	Gave a clue
HINTED	Made a suggestion

Crossword

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