Answer:

toasting

Answer	Crossword Clue
TOASTING	Honoring, at a banquet
TOASTING	Parching by heat.
TOASTING	Browning's "To a Con" (8)

TOASTING	Honoring at a banquet, say
TOASTING	Saying 'Skoal!,' say
TOASTING	Browning over a fire or grill
TOASTING	Honoring at a banquet, in a way

Crossword

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