'The ___ doing for a bob', said the old scout, a stickler for rules Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JOBSWORTH 'The ___ doing for a bob', said the old scout, a stickler for rules (9)
5% ARE "Rules __ rules" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
5% WED Said "I do" (3) USA Today Oct 6, 2025
5% PEDANT Stickler, of a sort (6) New York Times Oct 3, 2025
5% PURIST Stickler for tradition (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 8, 2025
5% PURISTS Sticklers for the rules (7) USA Today Feb 23, 2018
4% REIGN Rule (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 5, 2025
4% SHE "He said, __ said" (3) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
4% VEST Part of a scouting uniform (4) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
4% AKELA Cub Scout leader (5) The Times Concise Nov 4, 2025
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