Answer: moxie

AnswerCrossword Clue
MOXIEA Stooge, about 11, has nerve
MOXIECourage, so to speak
MOXIEIn-your-face attitude
MOXIECourage
MOXIEPep
MOXIESpirit: Slang.
MOXIEBackbone: Slang.
MOXIEGrit: Slang.
MOXIEWhat hell-benders have
MOXIESpirit
MOXIEDaring
MOXIEGet-up-and-go
MOXIEBrashness
MOXIEGrit
MOXIEVigor
MOXIEGutsiness
MOXIEVerve
MOXIENever
moxiecourage and aggressiveness; nerve
moxieskill; know-how
moxievigor; verve; pep.
moxiespirit or courage
moxievigor; verve; pep
MOXIESpunk
MOXIEFirst mass-marketed soft drink
MOXIEPluckiness
MOXIESoft drink made with gentian root
MOXIEThe right stuff
MOXIEBoldness
MOXIEAudacity
MOXIENerve, in slang
MOXIEPluck
MOXIEAudacity, slangily
MOXIECourage, in slang
MOXIEOnce-popular soft drink
MOXIENerve
MOXIEPlucky courage
MOXIEVigor, slangily
MOXIEChutzpah
MOXIEKnow-how