Answer:

schmaltz

Answer	Crossword Clue
SCHMALTZ	Sentimentality
SCHMALTZ	Maudlin quality
SCHMALTZ	Sentimentality plus

SCHMALTZ	Mushy quality
SCHMALTZ	Excessive sentimentality
SCHMALTZ	Mush
SCHMALTZ	Oversentimentalism: Slang.
SCHMALTZ	Corny sentiment
SCHMALTZ	Corny stuff
SCHMALTZ	Goo
SCHMALTZ	Maudlin sentimentality

SCHMALTZ	Corny quality
SCHMALTZ	Bathos

Crossword

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