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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 40% | 8 | Famous for his catchphrase: 'The game is afoot!' | |
3 | 40% | 9 | Went afoot in a showy or flashy style | |
Scoundrel Afoot Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "HEEL" which means:
- noun
- • The bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
- • The back part of the human foot
- • Someone who is morally reprehensible
- • One of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
- • The lower end of a ship's mast
- • (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft verb
- • Tilt to one side
- • Follow at the heels of a person
- • Perform with the heels
- • Strike with the heel of the club
- • Put a new heel on
An example sentence would be:
- • "She had a blister on her heel after walking in high heels all day."
- • "The dog chewed on the heel of my shoe."
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