Answer: sidled

AnswerCrossword Clue
SIDLEDEdged sideways
SIDLEDMoved like a crab
SIDLEDEdged
SIDLEDSlunk
SIDLEDWalked like a crab
SIDLEDSlithered sideways.
SIDLEDMoved crabwise.
SIDLEDEdged along.
SIDLEDMoved obliquely
SIDLEDCrabbed
SIDLEDMoved crabwise
SIDLEDEdged along
SIDLEDDidn't move forward, maybe
sidledSIDLE, to move sideways
sidledto move sideways, esp. furtively