Answer: settled

AnswerCrossword Clue
SETTLED

Avoided court

SETTLED

Put down roots

SETTLED

Compromised

SETTLED
Avoided a trial
SETTLED
Paid, as a bill
SETTLEDWhat Pilgrims did near Plymouth Rock
SETTLEDCame to rest
SETTLEDReached accord
SETTLEDCame to terms
SETTLEDNo longer contested
SETTLEDNo longer an issue
SETTLEDTook up residence
SETTLEDSank to the bottom
SETTLEDDidn't have to go to court, maybe
SETTLEDFixed.
SETTLEDCame to an agreement.
SETTLEDColonized.
SETTLEDDecided.
SETTLEDDetermined.
SETTLEDStaid.
SETTLEDLocated permanently.
SETTLEDPermanently located.
SETTLEDOrderly
SETTLEDCleared one's debts
SETTLEDAlit
SETTLEDLike some scores
SETTLEDLike some lawsuits
SETTLEDDecided
SETTLEDHashed out
SETTLEDColonized
SETTLEDEstablished, as a land
SETTLEDAcquired a house