Related Clues:

• Beat out by a hair
• Pried (around)
• Hard-___ (uncompromising)
• Pried, with 'in'
• Moved slowly in Lourdes, only standing up a little
• Just beat, with 'out'
• Hard-___ (inflexible)
• Trimmed privet maybe after spending hour with daughter
• *'Rudolph the Red-___ Reindeer' (or the other way, Japanese audio company)
• Following instinct, director proceeded carefully
• ___ around (snooped)
• Barely avoided tying
• Went carefully arranging good deed
• Beaten by a nose, say
• Sniffed (around)