Related Clues:
- What better band did to competition
- Barely beat, at battle of bands
- Snooped around
- Sarcastic in manner
- Defeated by a small margin
- Defeated, barely
- Hard-___ (stern)
- Hard-___ (tough or unsentimental)
- Neatened, as a lawn
- Looked (around)
- Moved gradually sideways
- Went snooping
- Cautiously proceeded to signal agreement about state's borders
- Barely beat (out)
- Like all swords and razors