| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| zipper | to close with an interlocking fastener |
| zippers | ZIPPER, to close with an interlocking fastener |
| zippered | ZIPPER, to close with an interlocking fastener |
| zippering | ZIPPER, to close with an interlocking fastener |
| feathered | any of the light horny epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds and that consist of a shaft bearing on each side a series of barbs which bear barbules which in turn bear barbicels commonly ending in hooked hamuli and interlocking with the barbules of an adjacent barb to link the barbs into a continuous vane |
| bed | to form a close, often temporary, alliance, usually with an unlikely ally |
