Step on it NYT Crossword Clue

• (noun)
  1. a rapid active commotion
  2. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
• (verb)
  1. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
  2. move or cause to move energetically or busily

• STEP (verb)
  1. treat badly
  2. measure (distances) by pacing
• STEP (noun)
  1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
  2. a short distance

• SOLE
  (4 letters)
• MAT
  (3 letters)
• GASPEDAL
  (8 letters)
• PEDALTOTHEMETAL
  (15 letters)
• FASTER
  (6 letters)
• BATHMAT
  (7 letters)
• HURRY
  (5 letters)
• GAS
  (3 letters)
• RUSH
  (4 letters)
• FLOOR
  (5 letters)
• RIP
  (3 letters)
• PEDAL
  (5 letters)
• ASAP
  (4 letters)
• INSOLE
  (6 letters)

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SLEUTH