The Clue
Sniff around (3 letter answer)
The Answer
PRY
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Notes
The answer PRY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
Related Clues
Butt in
Crowbar
Jimmy
Lever
Meddle
Nose
Peep
Snoop
Act the snoop
Be inquisitive
Be nosy
Be a snoop
Delve (into)
Eavesdrop, maybe
Get nosy
Inquire impertinently
Inquisitive Paul
Use a crowbar
Use a lever
Ask a lot of questions
Ask too much?
"I don't mean to ___..."
Show unseemly curiosity
Try to open, in a way
What quidnuncs do
Ask too many questions
Try to open a jar, say
Definition
PRY as a noun:
1. (crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar) = a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
PRY as a verb:
1. (pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy) = to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
2. be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
3. (intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke) = search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
4. (pry, prise) = make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"