Answer:

nips

Answer	Crossword Clue
NIPS	Small shots of booze
NIPS	Bites
NIPS	Pinches

NIPS	Sips at the brandy
NIPS	Snorts
NIPS	Wins, barely
NIPS	Attacks, puppy-style
NIPS	Tiny drinks
NIPS	Hooch hits
NIPS	Shih Tzu bites
NIPS	Small belts?

NIPS	Little drinks
NIPS	Bitty bites
NIPS	Imbiber's little drinks
NIPS	Little snorts
NIPS	Playful bites
NIPS	Barely beats
NIPS	Itty-bitty bites
NIPS	Wins by a nose

NIPS	Bites like a puppy
NIPS	Flask quickies
NIPS	Little bites
NIPS	Very modest drinks
NIPS	Light bites
NIPS	Not big bites
NIPS	Puppy bites
NIPS	Small bites

NIPS	Swigs from flasks
NIPS	Short snorts
NIPS	Small drinks
NIPS	Tweaks
NIPS	Pup's bites
NIPS	Touches of winter
NIPS	Puppyish bites
NIPS	Small snorts

NIPS	Bites with the cold
NIPS	Shots for sots
NIPS	Narrowly defeats
NIPS	Partner of tucks
NIPS	Swigs

Crossword

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