Answer: stabs

AnswerCrossword Clue
STABSSlangy attempts
STABSLances
STABS... in the back (betrays)
stabsthrust with a pointed weapon
stabsto pierce with a pointed weapon
stabsSTAB, to pierce with a pointed weapon
STABSSticks a fork in
STABSUses a fork
STABSUses a dirk on
STABSPierces with a knife
STABSDrives the point home
STABSTentative guesses
STABSEmploys a shiv
STABSDrives the point home?
STABSBayonets, say
STABSMemorable series in "Psycho"
STABSSkewers, e.g.
STABSForks
STABSAttempts a wild guess
STABSSticks a fork into, e.g.
STABSUses a kris
STABSUses a stiletto.
STABSTries (with "at"): Colloq.
STABSDirect insults.
STABSWounds for Caesar
STABSBrief attempts
STABSCertain wounds
STABSEfforts
STABSUncertain efforts
STABSUses a dirk
STABSUses a dagger
STABSEmulates Casca
STABS"Guesstimates"
STABSThrusts
STABSImpales
STABSTrials
STABSSkewers
STABSKnife wounds
STABSKnifes
STABSCracks, in a sense