- NOSED
- Nuzzled
- Snooped
- Star-__ mole
- Poked one's proboscis in
- Snooped (around)
- Edged (out)
- Barely defeated, with "out"
- Beat (out)
- Snooped (about)
- __ out (narrowly defeated)
- Got inquisitive
- Snooped, with "about"
- Hard-__ (tough)
- Pushed, as a dog toy
- Barely beat, with "out"
- Star-___ mole
- Nudged, dog-style
- Snub-___ (short, as a gun)
- Pushed with the proboscis
- ___ past (moved ahead of)
- Pried
- Hard-___ (tough)
- Hard-___ (stubborn)
- Poked (around)
- Bottle-___ dolphin
- Hard-___
- -- around: snooped
- ___ out: just beat
- Just beat, with "out"
- Pried (into)
- Hard-__: very strict
- Poked
- Went snooping
- Barely bested, with "out"
- Word with hard or red
- Nudged with one's snout
- Hard-__: unsentimental
- Rudolph the Red-__ Reindeer
- Inquired (into)
- Was prying
- Barely won, with "out"
- Discovered, with "out"
- __ around (pried)
- Acted snoopy
- Defeated, with "out"
- Just beat
- __ around (asked questions)
- __ around (snooped)
- __ around (was a snoop)
- Advanced cautiously
- Was inquisitive
- Got snoopy
- Bottle-__ dolphin
- Was snoopy
- Ending for snub
- Defeated by a narrow margin, with "out"
- Sniffed.
- Looked for 120 Across.
- Pushed slowly forward.
- Pried (with "into").
- ___ out (defeated by a small margin).
- Detected by scent.
- Moved forward.
- Moved ahead
- Won closely
- Defeated narrowly, with "out"
- Scented
- Word between red and reindeer
- ___ out (barely won)
- Moved ahead cautiously
- Edged
- Poked about
- ___ out (barely beaten)
- Did some prying
- Narrowly defeated, with "out"
- Word following hard or snub
- Investigated with "about"
- ___out (barely beat)
- Nipped, with "out"
- Word with hard or hook
- Sharp-___
- Word with sharp or shovel
- Just beat (out)
- Beat by a bit, with "out"
- Snooped, with "around"
- Sniffed (around)
- Searched (around)
- Looked (around)
- Pried, with "in"
- Poked (into)
- Barely edged (out)
- Barely beat (out)
- Word with snub or sharp
- Snub follower
- Word with "hard" or "snub"
- Rudolph the Red-___ Reindeer
- Hard-___ (stern)
- ___ around (snooped)
- Beat at the wire
- Inspected caninely
- ____ out: defeated marginally
- Moved cautiously
- Won, but just barely
- ___ out: barely defeated
- Did some nuzzling
- Nudged like a dog
- Gave a nuzzling to
- Pushed with one's snout
- Hard-___ (uncompromising)
- __ out (barely beat)
- Investigated, with "into"
- Was a snoop
- Defeated by a tiny margin
- Beat, but barely
