Solutions 39.37 inches, in the UK has 8 entries with similar clues
- aftTwelve inches short behind
- ellMeasure of forty-five inches
- yardThirty-six inches
- handFour inches
- tapeTool that measures in inches ... and a "pink" character from 43a named Stretch
- footledwas in front by some inches, but loitered aimlessly
- footwearshoes, 12 inches, found beside ne river
- stuartlittleChildren's novel by EB White featuring a boy who is two inches tall and looks like a mouse (2 wds)