The Clue
Leaves a crooked trail (8 letter answer)
The Answer
STAGGERS
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Notes
The answer STAGGERS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
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Definition
STAGGERS as a noun:
1. (staggers, blind staggers) = a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
STAGGER as a noun:
1. (lurch, stumble, stagger) = an unsteady uneven gait
STAGGER as a verb:
1. (stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen) = walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
2. (stagger, flounder) = walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"
3. (stagger, distribute) = to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
4. astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"