| Second lazy creep | The Telegraph Cryptic | 27 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Universal | 26 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Move furtively (5) | Mirror Quick | 17 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Crab-walk | LA Times Daily | 17 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Slide off and move sideways (5) | Mirror Cryptic | 17 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Make a lateral move? |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab | USA Today | 14 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Edge along | LA Times Daily | 04 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Edge furtively | The Telegraph Quick | 03 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Left in team to make angled move (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 28 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Creep furtively using curious slide (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Creep like a crab | LA Times Mini | 05 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Family Time | 30 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Move edgewise | Commuter | 12 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | USA Today | 29 May 2025 | 
          
            | Move likeaaab |  |  | 
          
            | Slink sideways |  |  | 
          
            | Les I'd upset has to move sideways (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Shifty way to move Liberal within Party |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Creep left in team | The Times Quick Cryptic | 01 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Move in a furtive manner | Mirror Tea Time | 22 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Creep on the dole after bender (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally | Newsday | 04 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Fifty in team inch along (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along, laterally (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Creep(5) |  |  | 
          
            | Start to scold lazy creep (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Small and lazy, were slow-moving (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab | New York Times | 20 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Creep is left in team (5) |  |  | 
          
            | PlusWord No 940 solution | The Telegraph Plusword | 17 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Make a furtive move to include local leader in the team (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Move ingratiatingly (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Creep lies about having daughter (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Slide off and move sideways | Mirror Cryptic | 19 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Move furtively | Mirror Quick | 19 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Anagram of "Idles" meaning move sideways |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabwise | New York Times | 01 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Universal | 30 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | I'd go with Les but he will move so furtively! |  |  | 
          
            | Move in a furtive manner | Mirror Tea Time | 23 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | ___ up to (approach crabwise) |  |  | 
          
            | Walk like a crab | Universal | 18 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Slide into a lateral step (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Slide about or walk like a crab (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Move stealthily | Universal | 27 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Move cringingly when left in the team (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Universal | 22 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Walk like a crab | Universal | 13 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Commuter | 11 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Move crabwise | LA Times Daily | 26 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Players crossing line move cautiously |  |  | 
          
            | Move sideways | Mirror Quick | 31 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Slide off and move furtively | Mirror Cryptic | 31 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Move in a furtive manner | Mirror Tea Time | 22 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Walk furtively (up to someone) (5) | The Guardian Quick | 20 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Party includes Labour's head creep | The Telegraph Cryptic | 18 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Move in an ingratiating manner (5) | Puzzler | 11 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Edge sideways |  |  | 
          
            | Slide off and move round | Mirror Cryptic | 26 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Move sideways | Mirror Quick | 26 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | I'd get Les to edge along sideways (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Slide about and move sideways (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Walk obliquely, being more than lazy (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Move stealthily(5) |  |  | 
          
            | Move furitively (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Walk sneakily |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Edge along furtively | The Times Concise | 26 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Move in a furtive manner | Mirror Tea Time | 17 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Walk in a timid manner |  |  | 
          
            | With novice driver inside, will edge along furtively (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Left in team to make angled move (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 26 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Edge (towards) |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along sideways | The Sun Two Speed | 21 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Move like crab: slide awkwardly | The Sun Two Speed | 21 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | LA Times Mini | 08 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Move laterally like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally | New York Times | 17 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Scoot over laterally | LA Times Mini | 07 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Make an edgy sort of movement |  |  | 
          
            | Creep depositing pound in bank |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along | Puzzler Backwords | 28 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Crablike motion of Labour leader moving right in drift |  |  | 
          
            | Slide about the side-walk (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along | Premier Sunday | 24 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Slide off and move furtively | Mirror Cryptic | 23 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Walk like a crab | Mirror Quick | 23 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Edge along in furtive manner |  |  | 
          
            | Move in an oblique manner (5) | Puzzler | 04 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Move crabwise | The Times Concise | 04 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Advance laterally | Newsday | 04 May 2023 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Thomas Joseph | 17 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Move edgewise | Newsday | 16 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Slink | New York Times | 08 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | LA Times Daily | 30 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Act like a crab | Wall Street Journal | 24 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Team covering left edge | The Telegraph Cryptic | 07 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Move laterally | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Move laterally | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Creep like a crab | Newsday | 28 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Walk like a crab | Universal | 31 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | League restricted by team in furtive move |  |  | 
          
            | Sneak, maybe | The Washington Post | 15 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Sneak, maybe | LA Times Daily | 15 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Move crabwise | New York Times | 04 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Creep in party, suppressing liberal |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely | New York Times | 12 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Move furtively | Universal | 14 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Inch sideways | The Telegraph Quick | 12 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | School head's vain — creep! |  |  | 
          
            | Move inconspicuously | Newsday | 08 May 2021 | 
          
            | Move laterally | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Walk like a crab | Universal | 17 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Move stealthily | New York Times | 14 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Move furtively | Newsday | 25 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Move laterally | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Thomas Joseph | 22 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Creep in small lounge |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally | The Washington Post | 29 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Move laterally | LA Times Daily | 29 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Universal | 09 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Move stealthily | USA Today | 01 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Move sideways | Irish Times Simplex | 07 May 2020 | 
          
            | Crab-walk | The Washington Post | 13 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Crab-walk | LA Times Daily | 13 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | So -- nothing's cleared off? Lazy creep! | The Telegraph Cryptic | 31 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Edge along furtively | The Times Concise | 21 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Line occupying edge to edge |  |  | 
          
            | Move along a ledge | The Washington Post Sunday | 17 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Crawl like a crab | Wall Street Journal | 09 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | USA Today | 29 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Edge of wheel discovered to have shrivelled up |  |  | 
          
            | Son unemployed? Creep! |  |  | 
          
            | Approach sneakily | Newsday | 02 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Sneak around in novel disguise |  |  | 
          
            | Walk like a crab | Thomas Joseph | 21 May 2019 | 
          
            | Proceed like a crab | The Washington Post Sunday | 12 May 2019 | 
          
            | Not proceed straightforwardly | New York Times | 04 May 2019 | 
          
            | Move furtively | Wall Street Journal | 01 May 2019 | 
          
            | Move edgewise | Newsday | 17 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Hand includes length for inch | The Telegraph Cryptic | 14 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | LA Times Daily | 10 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | The Washington Post | 10 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Slink, creep, sneak | The Telegraph Quick | 10 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Walk stealthily | The Times Concise | 29 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Move like a crab or bear leaving? Desirable! | Irish Times Crosaire | 28 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Sneak unused to follow society |  |  | 
          
            | Not proceed straightforwardly |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabbily | Universal | 12 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Edge along sideways | The Sun Two Speed | 15 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Move like crab: slide awkwardly | The Sun Two Speed | 15 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Slink | The Telegraph Quick | 20 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Walk furtively in square with nothing to do |  |  | 
          
            | Creep like a crab | USA Today | 08 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Move furtively | USA Today | 24 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Crab's walk | Universal | 12 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Inch along laterally | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 20 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Move furtively | New York Times | 06 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Move furtively out of sun lounge |  |  | 
          
            | Edge (along) | The Telegraph Quick | 20 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Advance crabbily | Universal | 24 May 2018 | 
          
            | Move crabwise | New York Times | 11 May 2018 | 
          
            | Move furtively | LA Times Daily | 26 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Move furtively | The Washington Post | 26 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Creep, crab-style | Family Time | 19 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Creep crabwise | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Left in team to make angled move | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Move laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Creep like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Inch along laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabbily |  |  | 
          
            | Crab's walk |  |  | 
          
            | Advance crabbily |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabwise |  |  | 
          
            | Move crab-style | USA Today | 20 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Jonesin | 12 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Move laterally | Newsday | 12 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Go laterally | Jonesin | 17 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Advance furtively | Wall Street Journal | 12 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Edge furtively | LA Times Daily | 12 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Edge furtively | The Washington Post | 12 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Move along like a crab | Universal | 28 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Move stealthily | Wall Street Journal | 15 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Walk furtively sideways | The Times Concise | 20 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Creep along, crab-style | Universal | 12 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Move furtively, in a way | New York Times | 18 May 2017 | 
          
            | A large number inside to move laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Move crab-style | The Washington Post | 12 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Move crab-style | LA Times Daily | 12 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Edge along | LA Times Daily | 12 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Edge along |  |  | 
          
            | Creep along, crab-style |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Move crab-style |  |  | 
          
            | Move along like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Walk like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Move crab-style |  |  | 
          
            | Edge furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Edge shyly | Premier Sunday | 18 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Move obliquely | LA Times Daily | 30 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Emulate a crab | Universal | 26 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Sneakily move line, splitting team |  |  | 
          
            | Sneakily move line, splitting team | The Times Cryptic | 07 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Walk obliquely | The Times Concise | 27 May 2016 | 
          
            | Move through a crowd, maybe | New York Times | 15 May 2016 | 
          
            | Move like a crab | Family Time | 08 May 2016 | 
          
            | Move laterally | USA Today | 16 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Steal from new delis | Irish Times Crosaire | 16 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Crab-walk | USA Today | 02 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Emulate a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Crab-walk |  |  | 
          
            | Emulate a crab | USA Today | 30 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Try to walk like a crab and slide about | The Telegraph Cryptic | 16 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | School's head, useless creep |  |  | 
          
            | Make a lateral move | Wall Street Journal | 23 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Ass indulges regularly - make oblique movement |  |  | 
          
            | James left note for creep | The Telegraph Cryptic | 07 May 2015 | 
          
            | Move furtively | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Try to walk like a crab and slide about |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along | Wall Street Journal | 23 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Edge furtively | Premier Sunday | 15 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Inch left inside plane, perhaps | The Times Cryptic | 19 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Move sideways | USA Today | 12 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Inch furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Make a lateral move |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Move sideways |  |  | 
          
            | Emulate a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Edge furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Creep, crab-style |  |  | 
          
            | Crab walk |  |  | 
          
            | Gain ground unobtrusively |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabwise |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along |  |  | 
          
            | Move edgewise |  |  | 
          
            | Inch like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Walk like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Not approach directly |  |  | 
          
            | Be crabby? |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move crab-style |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along |  |  | 
          
            | Move sneakily |  |  | 
          
            | Move sneakily |  |  | 
          
            | Sneak |  |  | 
          
            | Move sneakily |  |  | 
          
            | Edge |  |  | 
          
            | Edge |  |  | 
          
            | Approach furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Sneak |  |  | 
          
            | Move somewhat furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Proceed furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move stealthily |  |  | 
          
            | Walk laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Proceed with stealth |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along |  |  | 
          
            | Creep like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Creep, crab-style |  |  | 
          
            | Furtive movement |  |  | 
          
            | Move along a buffet line, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Crablike move |  |  | 
          
            | Crab-walk |  |  | 
          
            | Move stealthily |  |  | 
          
            | Go laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Proceed with stealth |  |  | 
          
            | Walk laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Act crabby? |  |  | 
          
            | Walk like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Edge |  |  | 
          
            | Furtive movement |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Act crabby? |  |  | 
          
            | Make like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Act like a crab? |  |  | 
          
            | Act crabby? |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Inch along laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Move stealthily |  |  | 
          
            | Act crabby? |  |  | 
          
            | Advance furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Proceed furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Walk laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along |  |  | 
          
            | Move coyly |  |  | 
          
            | Advance furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Advance furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Crawl like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Advance furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabwise |  |  | 
          
            | Negotiate a ledge, say |  |  | 
          
            | Proceed obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Advance coyly |  |  | 
          
            | Eyes : leer :: feet : ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Proceed obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Move stealthily |  |  | 
          
            | Move crablike |  |  | 
          
            | Negotiate a ledge, say |  |  | 
          
            | Inch |  |  | 
          
            | Advance sneakily |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabwise |  |  | 
          
            | Move stealthily |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Advance coyly |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Move cautiously |  |  | 
          
            | Walk laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along |  |  | 
          
            | Advance furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a 3-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Edge in |  |  | 
          
            | Move unobtrusively |  |  | 
          
            | Inch along |  |  | 
          
            | Move carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Slink along |  |  | 
          
            | Sashay |  |  | 
          
            | Furtive move |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along |  |  | 
          
            | Edge  with up to |  |  | 
          
            | Mosey along |  |  | 
          
            | Walk laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Sneak by |  |  | 
          
            | Crab-like move |  |  | 
          
            | Edge (past) |  |  | 
          
            | Move like John Wayne |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Advance furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabwise |  |  | 
          
            | Not go directly |  |  | 
          
            | Move somewhat furtively |  |  | 
          
            | See 7 Down |  |  | 
          
            | Go furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Have one's back against the wall? |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab |  |  | 
          
            | Slink |  |  | 
          
            | Advance obliquely |  |  | 
          
            | Go edgewise |  |  | 
          
            | Move cautiously |  |  | 
          
            | Approach sideways |  |  | 
          
            | Advance furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move edgewise |  |  | 
          
            | Advance tentatively |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along |  |  | 
          
            | Furtive movement |  |  | 
          
            | Edge through a crowd |  |  | 
          
            | Edge |  |  | 
          
            | Move sideways |  |  | 
          
            | Move edgewise |  |  | 
          
            | Move in edgeways |  |  | 
          
            | Slip through a crowd |  |  | 
          
            | Move laterally |  |  | 
          
            | Edge furtively |  |  | 
          
            | Move in furtive advance. |  |  | 
          
            | Edge along. |  |  | 
          
            | Move as through a crowd. |  |  | 
          
            | Go edgewise. |  |  | 
          
            | Move like a crab. |  |  | 
          
            | Advance furtively. |  |  | 
          
            | Move stealthily. |  |  | 
          
            | Move crabwise. |  |  | 
          
            | Edge forward. |  |  | 
          
            | Advance obliquely. |  |  | 
          
            | Move sideways. |  |  | 
          
            | Move in a way. |  |  | 
          
            | Move obliquely. |  |  | 
          
            | Edge. |  |  | 
          
            | Move, in a way. |  |  | 
          
            | Edge furtively. |  |  | 
          
            | Move edgewise. |  |  | 
          
            | Move internally. |  |  | 
          
            | Move sidewise. |  |  | 
          
            | Move in a certain manner. |  |  | 
          
            | Edge toward. |  |  | 
          
            | Walk crabwise. |  |  | 
          
            | Move furtively. |  |  |