Answer:

pounces

Answer	Crossword Clue
POUNCES	Attacks suddenly
POUNCES	Attacks like a cat
POUNCES	Springs

POUNCES	How Reddy Fox catches mice.
POUNCES	Swoops
POUNCES	Leaps lynxlike

Crossword

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