1) Actuation 2) American football terminology 3) Attracting 4) BBC high definition programme 5) In a tug of war 6) Propulsion 7) The act of pulling Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/pulling
(from the article `candy`) A satinlike finish may be obtained by `pulling` the plastic sugar. This consists of stretching the plastic mass on rotating arms and at the same time ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/132