Answer:

nosed

Answer	Crossword Clue
NOSED	Nuzzled
NOSED	Snooped
NOSED	Star-.. mole

NOSED	Poked one's proboscis in
NOSED	Snooped (around)
NOSED	Barely defeated, with "out"
NOSED	Beat (out)
NOSED	.. out (narrowly defeated)
NOSED	Got inquisitive
NOSED	Pried (into)
NOSED	Hard-..: very strict

NOSED	Barely beat, with "out"
NOSED	Star-... mole
NOSED	Nudged, dog-style
NOSED	Snub-... (short, as a gun)
NOSED	Snooped, with "about"
NOSED	... past (moved ahead of)
NOSED	Pried
NOSED	Pushed with the proboscis

NOSED	Hard-... (tough)
NOSED	Hard-... (stubborn)
NOSED	Poked (around)
NOSED	Bottle-... dolphin
NOSED	-- around: snooped
NOSED	... out: just beat
NOSED	Just beat, with "out"
NOSED	Poked

NOSED	Was prying
NOSED	Barely won, with "out"
NOSED	Discovered, with "out"
NOSED	.. around (pried)
NOSED	Acted snoopy
NOSED	Defeated, with "out"
NOSED	Just beat
NOSED	.. around (asked questions)

NOSED	.. around (snooped)
NOSED	.. around (was a snoop)
NOSED	Advanced cautiously
NOSED	Was inquisitive
NOSED	Got snoopy

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.