Crossword puzzle clue "memory slips"

LAPSE, to pass into disuse

ASSENT, to express agreement

AX, (US) to chop with a cutting tool, also AXE

AX, (US) to chop with a cutting tool, also AXE

AX, (US) to chop with a cutting tool, also AXE

BALK, to refrain from proceeding, also BAUK, BAULK

BALLOT, to vote by ballot