Answer: NOSED

AnswerCrossword Clue
NOSEDBarely beat (out)
NOSEDPried into
NOSEDSniffed
NOSEDDefeated narrowly, with "out"
NOSEDScented
NOSEDWord between red and reindeer
NOSED... out (barely won)
NOSEDMoved ahead cautiously
NOSEDEdged
NOSEDPoked about
NOSED... out (barely beaten)
NOSEDDid some prying
NOSEDMoved forward
NOSEDNarrowly defeated, with "out"
NOSEDWord following hard or snub
NOSEDInvestigated with "about"
NOSED...out (barely beat)
NOSEDNipped, with "out"
NOSEDWord with hard or hook
NOSEDSharp-...
NOSEDWord with sharp or shovel
NOSEDSnooped (about)
NOSEDJust beat (out)
NOSEDWas a buttinsky
NOSEDBeat by a bit, with "out"
NOSEDSnooped, with "around"
NOSEDSearched (around)
NOSEDBarely edged (out)
nosedthe sense of smell
NOSEDInvestigated, with "into"
NOSEDWas a snoop
NOSEDDefeated by a tiny margin
NOSEDSniffed (around)
NOSEDLooked (around)
nosedthe projecting part of any object
nosedto push forward with the nose
nosedto perceive by smell
nosedNOSE, to sniff with a smelling organ
nosedto pry
NOSED.. out (barely beat)