Answer:

pussycats

Answer	Crossword Clue
PUSSYCATS	They won't give you a hard time
PUSSYCATS	Innocuous sorts
PUSSYCATS	Shipmates of owls.

PUSSYCATS	Softies
PUSSYCATS	Unthreatening sorts

Crossword

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