Answer: jerky

AnswerCrossword Clue
JERKY

Spasmodic

JERKY

Uneven

JERKY

Boneheaded

JERKY
Beef ..: dried meat
JERKY
Herky-..: erratic
JERKYBeef product
JERKYDried meat treat
JERKYSun-dried beef
JERKYDried beef snack
JERKYRidiculous
JERKYErratic
JERKYTwitching.
JERKYMountain man's dried beef.
JERKYRough, as a car engine
JERKYStop-and-start, start-and-stop
JERKYBeef treat