Answer:

whips

Answer	Crossword Clue
WHIPS	Beats till fluffy
WHIPS	Licorice candies
WHIPS	Legislative bigwigs

WHIPS	Political party managers
WHIPS	Political party officials
WHIPS	Produces quickly, with "up"
WHIPS	Defeats
WHIPS	Beats
WHIPS	Legislative VIPs
WHIPS	Prepares potatoes, perhaps
WHIPS	Congressional officials

WHIPS	Creamy desserts.
WHIPS	Defeats soundly
WHIPS	Congressional V.I.P.'s
WHIPS	Lion tamers' needs
WHIPS	Defeats handily
WHIPS	Uses a blender
WHIPS	Congressional leaders

Crossword

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