Crossword Clue:

to utter cheers

AnswerCrossword Clue
TOASTUtter, "Here's to..."
DARESAYVenture to utter
SAYSTUtter, to Shakespeare
SPITONShow utter disrespect to
SANKBrought to utter ruin
TOTALUtter "child" to the Italian (5)
JOHNSTEINBECKHe wrote "In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable"