Something that's afoot may take a hammering (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Something that's afoot may take a hammering (4) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAIL Something that's afoot may take a hammering (4) (4)
84% HORSESHOE There's something afoot in the stable (9) (9)
74% SHOE May have torn hose, or something else afoot (4) (4)
67% TOOL Hammer or drill (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
67% PEEN Hammer end (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 14, 2025
67% SOCK One may have it afoot, which is a blow (4) (4)
67% OWNIT Take responsibility for something (5) New York Times Mini Jun 9, 2025
67% USE Take advantage of something (3)
64% RUBBERBANDBALL Something that takes a lot of stretching to make? (14) Universal Aug 9, 2025
64% NAILS Hammer's targets (5) Newsday Jul 15, 2025
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