Crossword Puzzle Pond mud

Clue: Pond mud

Meddled or muddled (MESSED with 6 letters)
Bill mentioned often in the course of 2008 presidential mudslinging (AYERS with 5 letters)
Ponderous books (TOMES with 5 letters)
Potholer, this side of the pond (CAVER with 5 letters)
__ bloom: pond buildup (ALGAL with 5 letters)
Muddied the waters (ROILED with 6 letters)
Mudholes (STIES with 5 letters)
One of the Ponderosa boys (ADAM with 4 letters)
Pond greenery (ALGAE with 5 letters)
Small pond of standing water (MERE with 4 letters)