The Clue
Winding way (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TRAIL
Tags
Notes
The answer TRAIL is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Not lead
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Put a bloodhound on
Bring up the rear
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Fox's "The ___ of the Lonesome Pine"
Join the also-rans
Line on a forest map
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Oregon or Sante Fe
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Have some catching up to do
One might be made of bread crumbs
Definition
TRAIL as a noun:
1. a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
2. a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
3. (lead, track, trail) = evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
TRAIL as a verb:
1. (drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind) = to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
2. (chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track) = go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
3. (trail, shack) = move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
4. hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
5. (trail, train) = drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"