| *Lack of interest, that often sounds like a dismissive "meh" |
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| Like someone yawning during a lecture, perhaps |
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| Wearily lacking interest (5) |
|
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| Unenthused, beset by tedium (5) |
|
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| Like many people waiting at the DMV |
|
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| Yawning, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jun 2025 |
| World-weary, fed up |
|
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| Disinterested in a speech, perhaps |
|
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| Tired of the world (5) |
|
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| Finding drill tedious? (5) |
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| Drilled: - a hole in the door |
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| Yawning, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2025 |
| Like a kid doodling in class, maybe |
New York Times Mini |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Not at all interested |
USA Today |
30 Mar 2025 |
| Weary of directors, say (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Fed up |
Mirror Quick |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Twiddling one's thumbs, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Not amused by that which is full of holes? (5) |
|
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| Hardly stimulated |
|
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| Was drilled, but found it very dull (5) |
|
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| Made a tunnel for committee, say (5) |
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| Certainly not thrilled to get Sartre booted out (5,2,5) |
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| Yawning, say |
New York Times |
16 Feb 2025 |
| Weary of being drilled (5) |
|
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| Yawning during a meeting, say |
|
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| Not at all engaged |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Made hole when fed up (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
08 Jan 2025 |
| Put a hole in a piece of wood, we hear (5) |
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| Governors, we hear, suffering from tedium |
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| Ready to go home |
Newsday |
19 Dec 2024 |
| Sick of being drilled? (5) |
|
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| Enduring a snoozefest |
USA Today |
03 Dec 2024 |
| Disinterested in the lecture, say |
|
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| Failed to interest the directorate, we hear (5) |
|
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| Not at all interested in being drilled (5) |
|
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| Ready to do something new |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2024 |
| *Lack of interest, that often sounds like a dismissive "meh" |
|
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| Drumming one's fingers, perhaps |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2024 |
| Weary, having been drilled (5) |
|
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| Totally uninterested in a lecture, perhaps |
New York Times Mini |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Not at all excited |
|
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| Uninterested |
The Telegraph Plusword |
11 Oct 2024 |
| Wearied by dullness |
|
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| Generated out of love, but unhappy |
|
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| In need of something fun to do |
|
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| Experiencing ennui |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Sep 2024 |
| *Produced offspring |
Universal |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Experiencing tedium (5) |
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| Full of ennui |
|
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| Uninterested in the conversation, say |
|
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| Not stimulated |
USA Today |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Yawning, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Affected by ennui |
The Times Concise |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Not at all excited, say |
|
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| Really disinterested |
|
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| Fed up |
Mirror Quick |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Disinterested, alternatively, in bed |
Mirror Cryptic |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Not interested or in bed (5) |
|
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| Left cold wine after first couple of bottles |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Tired and impatient (5) |
|
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| Uninterested, having been brought up without love (5) |
|
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| Tired of plot including shorts in the middle part (5) |
|
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| Tired of endless border change |
Mirror Cryptic |
22 May 2024 |
| Fed up |
Mirror Quick |
22 May 2024 |
| Tired or in bed (5) |
|
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| No longer listening, say |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2024 |
| Uninterested in the world or in bed (5) |
|
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| Produced out of love, but full of holes? (5) |
|
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| ___ of the Rings, Middle-earth parody novel (5) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 May 2024 |
| Uninterested, world-weary |
|
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| How one may feel when unemployed or in bed |
|
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| Fed up or in bed (5) |
|
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| Wearied (5) |
Puzzler |
17 Apr 2024 |
| Fed up with soldiers entering garden? (5) |
|
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| More centralised in a plot that failed to entertain (5) |
|
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| Wearied with tediousness |
|
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| Became weary and impatient while being drilled |
|
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| In need of something to do |
|
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| Uninterested |
USA Today |
31 Mar 2024 |
| Like a person yawning at a party |
|
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| No longer paying attention, say |
Universal |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Not interested |
USA Today |
23 Mar 2024 |
| Not at all excited, say |
|
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| Uninterested |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Fed up |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Unstimulated (5) |
|
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| Drilled into |
|
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| Far from interested in being drilled (5) |
|
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| Drilled a hole (5) |
|
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| Sans interest? |
|
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| Fed up |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Jan 2024 |
| Drilled for oil |
|
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| Affected with ennui |
Mirror Quick |
26 Jan 2024 |
| Fed up with being drilled |
Mirror Cryptic |
26 Jan 2024 |
| Yawning during a meeting, say |
|
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| Drilled but was reduced to a state of tedium (5) |
|
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| Drilled military men occupying base |
|
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| PlusWord No 586 |
|
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| Wearied (5) |
Puzzler |
22 Nov 2023 |
| Uninterested |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Regularly checking the time, maybe |
New York Times |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Yawning during a meeting, say |
|
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| Uninterested in the conversation, say |
|
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| Yawning during a meeting, say |
|
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| She was ___ with her music, |
New York Times |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Wearied old dons increased strain? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Aug 2023 |
| Yawning, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Aug 2023 |
| Really disinterested |
|
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| Yawning at a party, say |
|
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| Interest-free? |
Wall Street Journal |
08 May 2023 |
| Yawning at a performance, e.g |
Family Time |
07 May 2023 |
| Yawning with disinterest |
USA Today |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Certainly not absorbed |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Feb 2023 |
| Yawning during a conversation, say |
|
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| Feeling ho-hum |
Newsday |
23 Jan 2023 |
| Yawning, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jan 2023 |
| In need of an activity |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2022 |
| Yawning, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Oct 2022 |
| Uninterested in the conversation, say |
|
|
| Fed up |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Aug 2022 |
| Disinterested and unengaged |
|
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| Really disinterested |
|
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| Dictator's committee dug deep? |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Jun 2022 |
| Not at all excited, say |
|
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| Interest-free? |
Universal |
21 May 2022 |
| Yawning or doodling, perhaps |
|
|
| Yawning, maybe |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Apr 2022 |
| Ready for something new |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2022 |
| Nowhere near engaged |
New York Times |
18 Dec 2021 |
| Uninterested |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Dec 2021 |
| Weary, tired |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Disaffected directors, from what we hear |
|
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| Drilled |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Sep 2021 |
| Put to sleep |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2021 |
| Men in the sack not showing interest |
|
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| Management sounded unenthusiastic |
|
|
| Flew off from flowerbed utterly jaded |
Irish Times Crosaire |
08 May 2021 |
| Wearied by tedious things |
The Times Concise |
30 Apr 2021 |
| Fed up with committee, by the sound of it |
|
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| Not excited |
|
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| Wearied |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Suffering ennui |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Mar 2021 |
| Yawning, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2021 |
| Yawning, perhaps |
The Washington Post |
02 Mar 2021 |
| Used a drill |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Far from excited |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Disinterested in the lecture, say |
|
|
| Doodling away, maybe |
New York Times |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Yawning, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jul 2020 |
| Yawning during a meeting, say |
|
|
| Disinterested |
The Washington Post |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Disinterested |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Uninterested |
|
|
| Nodding off in class, say |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2020 |
| Nodding off in class, say |
The Washington Post |
30 Apr 2020 |
| Not at all excited |
|
|
| Wearied by tedium |
The Times Concise |
27 Feb 2020 |
| Yawning during a meeting, say |
|
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| Drilled |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Nov 2019 |
| Uninterested |
Jonesin |
05 Nov 2019 |
| Doodling, say |
|
|
| Doodling, say |
New York Times |
13 Oct 2019 |
| Browned off? Yes, if two points ignored |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Sep 2019 |
| Feeling ho-hum |
USA Today |
02 Jul 2019 |
| Short of things to do, maybe, old dons procreated |
|
|
| Upset with neglect of the sick |
|
|
| Yawning, maybe |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Apr 2019 |
| Stifling a yawn, maybe |
Universal |
31 Mar 2019 |
| Stifling a yawn, maybe |
|
|
| Feeling ho-hum |
|
|
| Having zero interest, say |
New York Times |
21 Dec 2018 |
| Fed up |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Nov 2018 |
| Pierced |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Nov 2018 |
| Fed up and embarrassed by body odour |
|
|
| Disinterested |
Jonesin |
14 Aug 2018 |
| Disaffected |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jul 2018 |
| Looking to start something new, maybe |
The Washington Post |
20 Jul 2018 |
| Looking to start something new, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2018 |
| Yawning in class, maybe |
Newsday |
24 May 2018 |
| Feeling ho-hum |
Newsday |
20 May 2018 |
| Twiddling one's thumbs |
|
|
| Looking to start something new, maybe |
|
|
| Having zero interest, say |
|
|
| Filled with tedium |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Nov 2017 |
| World-weary |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Aug 2017 |
| Not engaged |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2017 |
| Fed up |
The Times Concise |
10 May 2017 |
| Definitely looking for some excitement |
Universal |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Caused to yawn |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2017 |
| Not engaged |
|
|
| Definitely looking for some excitement |
|
|
| Yearning for a diversion |
The Washington Post |
16 Nov 2016 |
| Not interested in meals being delivered? |
|
|
| Filled with ennui |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Oct 2016 |
| More than ready for what's next |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2016 |
| Not at all excited |
LA Times Daily |
13 Sep 2016 |
| Not absorbed |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2016 |
| In need of mental stimulation |
Universal |
03 Jun 2016 |
| Used an auger |
Universal |
18 Apr 2016 |
| In need of stimulation |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Mar 2016 |
| Yawning, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Feb 2016 |
| In need of mental stimulation |
|
|
| Not at all excited |
|
|
| Uninterested |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Dec 2015 |
| Doodling during class, say |
The Washington Post |
23 Nov 2015 |
| Uninterested |
Newsday |
16 Sep 2015 |
| Palled on |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jul 2015 |
| Not at all engaged |
Newsday |
04 Jul 2015 |
| Hardly absorbed |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Apr 2015 |
| Feeling at subpar show |
|
|
| Black Label Society "___ to Tears" |
|
|
| Doodling during class, say |
|
|
| Uninterested |
|
|
| Not at all engaged |
|
|
| Not currently engaged? |
|
|
| Hardly absorbed |
|
|
| Fed up as soldiers kept in base? |
|
|
| Yawning in class, say |
|
|
| Suffering ennui |
|
|
| Not at all interested |
|
|
| Deftones song about not being excited? |
|
|
| Susceptible to yawns |
|
|
| Nodding off at a meeting, say |
|
|
| Ready for something new |
|
|
| Feeling at so-so show |
|
|
| Ready for something new |
|
|
| Feeling ho-hum |
|
|
| In a rut |
|
|
| Ready to do something else |
|
|
| Made holes |
|
|
| Affected by ennui |
|
|
| Ready to try something else |
|
|
| Far from interested |
|
|
| Used an auger |
|
|
| Yet to be engaged? |
|
|
| Watching the clock, perhaps |
|
|
| Made holes |
|
|
| Watching the clock, perhaps |
|
|
| Affected by ennui |
|
|
| Feeling ho-hum |
|
|
| No longer absorbed |
|
|
| Yet to be engaged? |
|
|
| Ready to go home |
|
|
| Yawning, maybe |
|
|
| Disinterested |
|
|
| Low on interest? |
|
|
| Not at all interested |
|
|
| Afflicted with ennui |
|
|
| Disinterested |
|
|
| World-weary |
|
|
| In a rut |
|
|
| Suffering ennui |
|
|
| Watching the clock, perhaps |
|
|
| Yawning |
|
|
| Yawning, maybe |
|
|
| Ready for a change |
|
|
| Fidgety, maybe |
|
|
| Yawning during a meeting, say |
|
|
| Affected by ennui |
|
|
| Apt to doodle, perhaps |
|
|
| Asleep at the opera, say |
|
|
| Fidgety, maybe |
|
|
| Blasé |
|
|
| Sick and tired |
|
|
| Tearing up, perhaps? |
|
|
| Far from rapt |
|
|
| Doodling, maybe |
|
|
| Not interested |
|
|
| Drilled |
|
|
| In the doldrums |
|
|
| Far from rapt |
|
|
| Doodling, maybe |
|
|
| Yawning |
|
|
| Ready to nod off |
|
|
| Disinterested |
|
|
| Asleep at the opera, say |
|
|
| Fed up |
|
|
| Asleep at the opera, say |
|
|
| Fed up |
|
|
| Yawning in class, say |
|
|
| Twiddling one's thumbs |
|
|
| Yawning, maybe |
|
|
| Tunneled |
|
|
| Unamused |
|
|
| Used an auger |
|
|
| Hardly thrilled |
|
|
| Tired of it all |
|
|
| Feeling ennui |
|
|
| Made holes |
|
|
| Yawning, perhaps |
|
|
| ___ stiff |
|
|
| Twiddling one's thumbs |
|
|
| Snoring, maybe |
|
|
| Gouged out mechanically |
|
|
| Uninquisitive |
|
|
| Susceptible to yawns |
|
|
| Tired of it all |
|
|
| Not absorbed |
|
|
| Not excited |
|
|
| Yawning? |
|
|
| Feeling ennui |
|
|
| World-weary |
|
|
| Afflicted with ennui |
|
|
| Used a gimlet |
|
|
| Overcome by ennui |
|
|
| Enduring ennui |
|
|
| Used an auger |
|
|
| Caused yawns |
|
|
| Told stale jokes |
|
|
| Suffering from ennui |
|
|
| Drilled |
|
|
| "Underwhelmed" |
|
|
| Lost in tedium |
|
|
| Uninterested |
|
|
| "Chairman of the ___," by Edward Streeter. |
|
|
| Wearied. |
|
|
| Afflicted with ennui. |
|
|
| Irked. |
|
|
| Tired of everything. |
|
|
| Fed up with life. |
|
|
| Ready for diversion. |
|
|
| Indifferent. |
|
|
| Perforated. |
|
|
| Suffering ennui. |
|
|
| Used a gimlet. |
|
|
| Terribly unamused. |
|
|
| Tired of it all. |
|
|
| Uninterested. |
|
|
| Blasé. |
|
|
| Not with it |
|
|
| Tunneled |
|
|
| Painfully uninterested. |
|
|
| Yawning |
|
|
| Unamused |
|
|
| ___ from within. |
|
|