| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Setter breaking promise worked slowly (6) | ||
| __ out of: slyly avoided | LA Times Daily | 04 Jun 2023 |
| Wriggled | New York Times | 04 Jun 2017 |
| Wriggled | ||
| Extracted information from me during brief conversation | The Telegraph Toughie | 07 Apr 2016 |
| Moved like a night crawler | ||
| Moved like a night crawler | ||
| Edged in | ||
| Insinuated | ||
| Moved stealthily | ||
| Achieved artfully, with "into" | ||
| ____ one's way into | ||
| Brought about, deviously |