Strong Verbs

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Hung loosely, or hurled insults (5)
• Sketched a portrait or pulled a card (4)
• Uttered words, or a wheel's radial support (5)
• Flourish or grow vigorously under good conditions (6)
• Navigated the deep end in the past (4)
• Possessed the information, though it sounds like brand new (4)
• Commit oneself to a task, or promise to do something (9)
• Failed to remember, or left the keys behind (6)
• Leaped forward, or tied up with ropes (5)
• Make great efforts, or struggle vigorously toward a goal (6)
• Departed for a destination, or matched well with a tie (4)
• Threw with force, or engaged in a brief affair (5)

Down

• Experience or endure, as a difficult process or surgery (7)
• Cowered in fear, or ruined a wool sweater in the wash (6)
• Offer strong resistance, or endure a harsh storm (9)
• Abandon or give up entirely, like a habit or a friend (7)
• Prohibit authoritatively, or refuse to allow (6)
• Moved back and forth, or took a wild guess (5)
• Renounced under oath, or rejected a previous claim (8)
• Absolved of a debt, or stopped feeling resentment (7)
• Felt a sharp pain, or got conned by a clever swindle (5)
• Commenced an action, or took the first step (5)
• Imbibed a liquid, or absorbed information eagerly (5)
• Projected saliva or rotated a roast (4)
• Glided smoothly, perhaps into home base (4)

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