Answer: inches

AnswerCrossword Clue
INCHESRulers contain them
INCHESAdvances slowly
INCHESMoves at a snail's pace
INCHESRulers have them
INCHESRuling units
INCHES"
INCHESRainfall units
INCHESWhat some races are won by
INCHESPrecipitation prediction
INCHESTakes baby steps
INCHESMany rulers have 12
INCHESCreeps along.
INCHESMoves stealthily
INCHESSome dieters' concerns
INCHESCreeps along
INCHESMarks of a ruler
inchesA very small amount or distance
inchesINCH, to move very slowly
inches(as a unit of rainfall) A quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch
inchesA unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)
inchesA unit used to express other quantities, in particular
inches(as a unit of atmospheric pressure) An amount that would support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer (equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar)
INCHESDieter's statistic
INCHESFoot segments
INCHESMoves slowly
INCHESSmall margin for error
INCHESWaistline units
INCHESSmall distances
INCHESRuling divisions
INCHESYard's 36
INCHESLosses monitored when on a diet
INCHESFoot parts
INCHESNarrow margin
INCHESCreeps
INCHESCreeps (along)
INCHESFurlong's 7,920
INCHESFoot fractions
INCHESShort distance
INCHESAdvances gradually.
INCHESCreeps slowly.