Answer:

AHAIR

Answer	Crossword Clue
AHAIR	Win by ..
AHAIR	Missed by ..
AHAIR	Not harm .. on someone's head

AHAIR	"There's ... in My Dirt!" (Gary Larson book)
AHAIR	Not ... out of place
AHAIR	Not ... out of place (unruffled)
AHAIR	By .. (barely)
AHAIR	Not turn ... (stay calm and unruffled).
AHAIR	Not turn ....
AHAIR	Hang by ....
AHAIR	To ... (exactly)

AHAIR	Miss by ...
AHAIR	Not turn ...
AHAIR	Not turn ... (stay calm)
AHAIR	To ... (perfectly)
AHAIR	"Who touches ... . . . ": Whittier
AHAIR	" . . . ... of yon gray head"
AHAIR	Win by .....
AHAIR	Words after "win by" or "hang by"

AHAIR	'Not -- out of place!'
AHAIR	Something to win by
AHAIR	"-- of the dog that bit you"
AHAIR	Just slightly
AHAIR	Win by ...
AHAIR	The slightest margin