Word "IDLE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
Examples:
the car engine was running at idle

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
not having a job
Synonyms:
jobless, out of work
Examples:
idle carpenters

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
not in active use
Synonyms:
unused
Examples:
the machinery sat idle during the strike
idle hands

Crossword Clues for IDLE

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Clue Source Date
Eric of Monty Python
Goofing off Thomas Joseph 20 Apr 2026
Monty Python star Eric The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 16 Apr 2026
Unemployed The Telegraph Quick 15 Apr 2026
Lazy hero, we hear (4) Puzzler Cryptic 14 Apr 2026
Doing nothing Newsday 13 Apr 2026
Wait for a passenger, perhaps New York Times 10 Apr 2026
Standing still, like a car in neutral
Somewhat timid leader's not working The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Apr 2026
Unemployed The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Apr 2026
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 31 Mar 2026
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 31 Mar 2026
Doing nothing Wall Street Journal 28 Mar 2026
Just chillin' New York Times 24 Mar 2026
Barmaid left somewhat inoperative (4) The Sun Two Speed 24 Mar 2026
Doing nothing The Telegraph Mini 23 Mar 2026
Actor Eric USA Today Quick 21 Mar 2026
Lying about New York Times 15 Mar 2026
Not working, say The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 Mar 2026
Not doing anything Newsday 12 Mar 2026
Just sitting there USA Today 08 Mar 2026
Sitting at a red light USA Today 07 Mar 2026
Doing nothing Wall Street Journal 04 Mar 2026
Unoccupied, doing nothing
Lazy Eric? (4) The Guardian Quick 26 Feb 2026
Not busy Thomas Joseph 25 Feb 2026
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 22 Feb 2026
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 22 Feb 2026
Lazy superstar in conversation (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 21 Feb 2026
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Run in neutral Universal 16 Feb 2026
Not up to much USA Today 15 Feb 2026
Not up to anything The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 14 Feb 2026
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 07 Feb 2026
Some paid less, disliking work (4) The Sun Two Speed 30 Jan 2026
Lazy, as gossip The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 29 Jan 2026
Wait for a green light, say The Washington Post Mini 28 Jan 2026
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 17 Jan 2026
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 17 Jan 2026
Pointless Newsday 16 Jan 2026
Resting, veteran comedy actor (4) The Guardian Cryptic 15 Jan 2026
Unemployed The Telegraph Quick 14 Jan 2026
Be just chillin' New York Times 09 Jan 2026
Not working or active, also another word for "lazy"
Not busy at all Newsday 06 Jan 2026
Not active Thomas Joseph 05 Jan 2026
Lazy USA Today Quick 03 Jan 2026
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 02 Jan 2026
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 02 Jan 2026
Unoccupied Commuter 31 Dec 2025
Loafing around LA Times Daily 30 Dec 2025
___ threat Universal 29 Dec 2025
Not doing anything Newsday 29 Dec 2025
Not doing anything LA Times Daily 29 Dec 2025
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Just sitting around USA Today 23 Dec 2025
Lazy The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Dec 2025
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 16 Dec 2025
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 16 Dec 2025
Inactive Newsday 14 Dec 2025
Not serious LA Times Daily 13 Dec 2025
Monty Python's Eric USA Today Quick 10 Dec 2025
Running in place Universal 09 Dec 2025
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 07 Dec 2025
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 07 Dec 2025
Unmoving Universal 06 Dec 2025
Lazy (4) Mirror Classic 02 Dec 2025
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 02 Dec 2025
Not going anywhere USA Today Quick 02 Dec 2025
Inactive (4) Puzzler 25 Nov 2025
Not doing anything Newsday 24 Nov 2025
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 22 Nov 2025
Unoccupied (4) The Guardian Quick 18 Nov 2025
Not active The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 13 Nov 2025
Not doing anything Newsday 10 Nov 2025
Doing nothing LA Times Daily 09 Nov 2025
Doing absolutely nothing
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 02 Nov 2025
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 02 Nov 2025
Not occupied Commuter 30 Oct 2025
David Lean's not working (4) The Sun Two Speed 27 Oct 2025
Not doing anything Commuter 24 Oct 2025
Not working The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 22 Oct 2025
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 20 Oct 2025
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 20 Oct 2025
Not going anywhere USA Today 19 Oct 2025
Lied about being unemployed! Puzzler Cryptic 19 Oct 2025
Like a computer with a running screensaver New York Times 16 Oct 2025
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Indolent The Telegraph Quick 14 Oct 2025
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 12 Oct 2025
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 12 Oct 2025
Eric -, Monty Python member who wrote the book of Broadway musical Spamalot (4) Mirror Quiz 07 Oct 2025
Goof around
Not up to much USA Today 04 Oct 2025
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 30 Sep 2025
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 30 Sep 2025
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 28 Sep 2025
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 28 Sep 2025
Unoccupied Commuter 26 Sep 2025
Eric ___, former Monty Python comedian (4) Puzzler 25 Sep 2025
Doing nothing The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 21 Sep 2025
Lay off New York Times 20 Sep 2025
Unoccupied or inactive
Not engaged LA Times Daily 18 Sep 2025
Between jobs Eugene Sheffer 17 Sep 2025
Inactive The Times Sunday Concise 14 Sep 2025
Do nothing Universal 12 Sep 2025
Running in place LA Times Daily 11 Sep 2025
Waste fuel, maybe The Atlantic 06 Sep 2025
Unoccupied (4) Mirror Quick 05 Sep 2025
Lied about being lazy (4) Mirror Cryptic 05 Sep 2025
Lazy (4) Mirror Classic 03 Sep 2025
Standing still, like a car in neutral
Inactive The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 23 Aug 2025
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 22 Aug 2025
Not busy at all Newsday 20 Aug 2025
Doing nothing Newsday 19 Aug 2025
Sitting on the bench, say New York Times 19 Aug 2025
Habitually lazy The Times Concise 09 Aug 2025
Like some chatter Wall Street Journal 09 Aug 2025
Just sitting there USA Today 08 Aug 2025
Not moving USA Today Quick 07 Aug 2025
At rest USA Today 03 Aug 2025
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 29 Jul 2025
Not working or active, also another word for "lazy"
Doing nothing The Sun Two Speed 28 Jul 2025
Heard hero in lounge The Sun Two Speed 28 Jul 2025
Running, but not moving New York Times 26 Jul 2025
A bit horrid, lederhosen not working
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 22 Jul 2025
Which one of the Monty Python team wrote and sang Always Look on the Bright Side of Life? (4)
Lazy (4) Mirror Classic 19 Jul 2025
Not doing anything at the moment
Eric of Monty Python The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Jul 2025
Oddly indulged unemployed The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Jul 2025
Like some chatter New York Times 17 Jul 2025
Speaking of revered person, good-fornothing (4)
A Trent tributary, lazy river? (4)
Not working The Telegraph Quick 14 Jul 2025
Wasting time LA Times Daily 13 Jul 2025
Idol auditioned for Frivolous (4)
Tick over The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 07 Jul 2025
Not moving USA Today Quick 06 Jul 2025
Not working in squalid leg-shows (4)
Not doing anything Newsday 02 Jul 2025
Not being used New York Times 30 Jun 2025
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Doing nothing at
Not working, lazy or indolent
Unemployed inside. Paid less (4)
Just sitting around Wall Street Journal 24 Jun 2025
Just sitting around The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 21 Jun 2025
___ chatter (meaningless conversation)
Lied about the tick-over (4)
Taking it easy LA Times Daily 18 Jun 2025
Redundant, a false god? So they say
Lacking basis
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 12 Jun 2025
Like a couch potato Universal 12 Jun 2025
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Tick over (of engine)
Run in neutral Universal 10 Jun 2025
Lied shiftily about being slack? (4)
Not doing anything Newsday 09 Jun 2025
Sluggish fish circling lake
Out of work? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Jun 2025
Lazy The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Jun 2025
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 03 Jun 2025
Not keen on doing work! (4)
Be lazy and just tick over (4)
Lollygag New York Times 02 Jun 2025
Not up to anything Universal 01 Jun 2025
Monty Python comedian and musician, Eric _ (4)
Unmoving, perhaps LA Times Daily 31 May 2025
At leisure Newsday 29 May 2025
It doesn't like early starts so will just tick over (4)
Lazy Mirror Classic 28 May 2025
Be between reverse and drive
Some get paid less for not working
Out of work, I had a certain amount of dole (4)
Inactive or unoccupied (4)
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 20 May 2025
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 20 May 2025
Loafing around Commuter 19 May 2025
Inactive, as a machine
Not working The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 May 2025
Not engaged Premier Sunday 18 May 2025
Type of card the French get lazy about (4)
Not engaged Newsday 15 May 2025
Not doing anything Commuter 13 May 2025
Just sitting around Newsday 12 May 2025
Lazy (4) Puzzler 10 May 2025
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Doing nothing Newsday 05 May 2025
Leisurely, slowly (4)
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 04 May 2025
Proverb: the devil makes work for ___ hands (4)
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 04 May 2025
Not doing much at the moment
Duoing nothing at all
Regularly find clue is not doing a lot The Telegraph Toughie 29 Apr 2025
Doing nowt (4) The Guardian Quick 29 Apr 2025
Not busy Thomas Joseph 28 Apr 2025
Monty Python member and musician, Eric ___- (4)
Overheard pin-up in need of occupation The Telegraph Toughie 25 Apr 2025
Vain way not to be at work (4)
Out of action
Unmoving LA Times Daily 24 Apr 2025
Not doing anything Newsday 23 Apr 2025
Inactive Wall Street Journal 22 Apr 2025
Eric ____, Monty Python member The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 22 Apr 2025
Eric possibly not very busy The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Apr 2025
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 21 Apr 2025
Doing nothing
For a day, lie about relaxedly and do nothing (4)
Lazy, inactive
Not doing much The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 16 Apr 2025
Lazy Mirror Classic 14 Apr 2025
A nursemaid lecturer admits being lazy. (4)
Eric _, actor and comedian who was a co-creator of Monty Python's Flying Circus (4)
Eric ___, member of Monty Python
Star lost ring near eastern lounge (4)
Unmoving USA Today 09 Apr 2025
Indolent The Telegraph Quick 07 Apr 2025
The devil finds work for ... hands to do
Goofing off Thomas Joseph 03 Apr 2025
Inactive Wall Street Journal 01 Apr 2025
On the bench, say
Not working The Telegraph Quick 31 Mar 2025
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Being unemployed(4)
Empty The Times Sunday Concise 30 Mar 2025
Change in deli not working The Times Quick Cryptic 29 Mar 2025
Hit Oasis single released in 2005, The Importance of Being ___- (4)
Chilling, maybe New York Times 21 Mar 2025
Sit in traffic Wall Street Journal 17 Mar 2025
Not doing anything but tick over (4)
Not doing anything Newsday 11 Mar 2025
Doing nothing Universal 10 Mar 2025
Vain and averse to work (4)
Just sitting around Wall Street Journal 05 Mar 2025
Stay in park with the engine on
Not busy Wall Street Journal 03 Mar 2025
Eric -, Monty Python member who wrote the book of Broadway musical Spamalot Mirror Quiz 03 Mar 2025
Not doing much
Untested (boast)
That is, about 550 not working (4)
Collecting dust LA Times Daily 28 Feb 2025
Not in operation, the machines are ...
Having an off day? Family Time 23 Feb 2025
Unoccupied, doing nothing
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 22 Feb 2025
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 22 Feb 2025
Lazy Mirror Classic 19 Feb 2025
Not doing anything USA Today 19 Feb 2025
Eric ____, Spamalot creator The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Feb 2025
"The devil makes work for _ hand: (4)
Lazy The Sun Mini 12 Feb 2025
Run a bus in neutral Family Time 10 Feb 2025
Lounging around Newsday 09 Feb 2025
Led one to being unemployed
Not busy LA Times Daily 08 Feb 2025
Senseless Newsday 08 Feb 2025
What an orange dot might indicate in a chat New York Times 08 Feb 2025
The devil finds work for ___ hands, proverb
Doing nothing Commuter 07 Feb 2025
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Not going anywhere USA Today 02 Feb 2025
Unemployed The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 30 Jan 2025
Hardly working LA Times Daily 29 Jan 2025
Papers say the French are lazy?
Having an off day? Family Time 27 Jan 2025
I'd join the French when out of work (4)
See 16-Across Premier Sunday 26 Jan 2025
Indolent The Sun Two Speed 24 Jan 2025
David Letterman's not working The Sun Two Speed 24 Jan 2025
Not doing anything New York Times 22 Jan 2025
Gathering dust particles from solid lead (4)
Being workshy, lied cunningly (4)
"Splitting Heirs" star Eric
Eric ___, former Monty Python comedian Puzzler Backwords 18 Jan 2025
Goofing off Thomas Joseph 18 Jan 2025
Inactive star by the sound of it (4)
Disinclined towards effort (4) The Guardian Quick 17 Jan 2025
Eric of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
Eric ___ of Monty Python
Doing nothing Newsday 14 Jan 2025
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Work-shy, lazy The Sun Mini 12 Jan 2025
Monty Python cast member (Eric ___-)
Lied about being bone lazy?
Standing still, like a car in neutral
Having nothing on, the thought may be off-hand (4)
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 07 Jan 2025
Between jobs Eugene Sheffer 07 Jan 2025
(Of an engine) tick over The Times Concise 07 Jan 2025
Actor Eric USA Today Quick 07 Jan 2025
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 07 Jan 2025
Eric, comedy writer and performer with the Monty Python team (4)
Not doing much LA Times Daily 06 Jan 2025
Not doing anything Newsday 05 Jan 2025
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 04 Jan 2025
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 04 Jan 2025
Doing nothing, say
Lied in a way that's simply useless
Not going anywhere USA Today 29 Dec 2024
Inactive day in French island (4)
Not doing much The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 28 Dec 2024
Doing nothing to disturb "12" (4)
Unemployed star in audition The Times Quick Cryptic 27 Dec 2024
Not scheduled to play Family Time 23 Dec 2024
Vain The Telegraph Quick 23 Dec 2024
Not doing anything Newsday 23 Dec 2024
Lazy rebel disillusioned somewhat after revolution (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 21 Dec 2024
Unoccupied Commuter 21 Dec 2024
After a loss daily is edited in a nonchalant way (4)
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Just sitting there Commuter 18 Dec 2024
Doing nothing USA Today 18 Dec 2024
Not busy Wall Street Journal 17 Dec 2024
Doing no work - it sounds like the image one may wish to cherish (4)
Inactive The Times Sunday Concise 15 Dec 2024
Run the engine but not the wheels
Not moving USA Today Quick 15 Dec 2024
Not taking an active part in the raid, Les? (4)
Not doing anything The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 15 Dec 2024
Afraid lever inside is not working
Monty Python's Eric not working The Sun Two Speed 13 Dec 2024
Indolent The Sun Two Speed 13 Dec 2024
Unemployed star, they say (4) Puzzler Cryptic 12 Dec 2024
"Monty Python" actor Eric USA Today Quick 12 Dec 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 11 Dec 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 11 Dec 2024
Having nothing to do, one gets led astray (4)
Relax, ... the days away
Doing a whole lot of nothing, say
Not busy LA Times Daily 04 Dec 2024
Doing nothing Commuter 04 Dec 2024
Busy doing nothing
Just sitting Wall Street Journal 03 Dec 2024
That is, about 550 just tick over (4)
Is not working with one led astray (4)
Tick over (engine) (4)
Not active Premier Sunday 01 Dec 2024
Not doing much New York Times 01 Dec 2024
Slothful (4) Puzzler 30 Nov 2024
Not moving USA Today Quick 30 Nov 2024
Doing nothing Commuter 30 Nov 2024
Python on TV reluctant to make an effort The Times Quick Cryptic 30 Nov 2024
Not hard at work USA Today 28 Nov 2024
Vain and lazy
Indolent The Sun Two Speed 27 Nov 2024
Potter lied deviously The Sun Two Speed 27 Nov 2024
Not doing anything Universal 27 Nov 2024
Disliking work (4)
Unemployed setter had clues every now and then (4) The Guardian Quiptic 24 Nov 2024
Enjoying some time off
Doing nothing Commuter 22 Nov 2024
Like people with office jobs, much of the time
Doing nothing Newsday 20 Nov 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 17 Nov 2024
Lazy - like Eric? (4)
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 17 Nov 2024
Just sitting there USA Today 15 Nov 2024
One candle can go out: it's not being utilised (4)
Lazy: bone -
Alternatively indulge when not working (4)
Not doing work
I had to go over half a mile, doing nothing (4)
Not doing anything Newsday 11 Nov 2024
Surname of Monty Python's Eric (4)
Nothing to do that is about five hundred pounds (4)
Marking time Wall Street Journal 07 Nov 2024
Not active Thomas Joseph 07 Nov 2024
Lied about not working (4)
Not doing much LA Times Daily 03 Nov 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 02 Nov 2024
Not working, say The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 02 Nov 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 02 Nov 2024
I led out in a lazy way (4)
Indolent, bone ...
Unemployed The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 31 Oct 2024
Lied about having nothing to do (4)
Sounds like the image of lazy people (4)
Lazy hero, say (4)
That is about five hundred and fifty unemployed (4)
Eric in "A Fish Called Wanda"
Lazy (4) Puzzler 22 Oct 2024
Inactive Wall Street Journal 19 Oct 2024
With no real purpose
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 18 Oct 2024
With nothing to do, take some paid leave
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 18 Oct 2024
Slothful Wall Street Journal 17 Oct 2024
Goofing off Newsday 16 Oct 2024
Doing no work (4)
Not in use Premier Sunday 13 Oct 2024
Not being used as an image, we hear (4)
Out of work hero on the radio (4)
Not working or active, also another word for "lazy"
...and his fellow Python, Eric _ (4)
Loaf New York Times 06 Oct 2024
One sixth of the Monty Python team, Eric _ (4)
Eric, member of the Monty Python comedy team (4)
Member of famous troupe "resting" The Telegraph Toughie 04 Oct 2024
I had the French doing nothing (4)
Workshy
Lied about not having anything to do?
Not moving USA Today Quick 29 Sep 2024
Not working The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 29 Sep 2024
State of TV when not in use
I had the French loaf (4)
Lazy Mirror Classic 28 Sep 2024
Eric ___, former Monty Python comedian Puzzler Backwords 27 Sep 2024
Half-cut male following urges while away The Times Cryptic 26 Sep 2024
Just hanging around Newsday 24 Sep 2024
Be in neutral Family Time 23 Sep 2024
Not doing anything Newsday 23 Sep 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 20 Sep 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 20 Sep 2024
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 20 Sep 2024
Sounds like hero is unemployed
Turn over at leisure
Unoccupied Commuter 17 Sep 2024
Finally replied "Broken. Not working" (4)
Not doing much of anything New York Times 16 Sep 2024
Not working one gets led astray
Outspoken star disinclined to work The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Sep 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 15 Sep 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 15 Sep 2024
Be in neutral in your go-cart Family Time 15 Sep 2024
Very lazy: bone -
As lazy as Eric (4)
Lazy The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 Sep 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 10 Sep 2024
Lie ridiculously about the number unemployed (4)
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 10 Sep 2024
Be in neutral Family Time 09 Sep 2024
Do nothing useful
Just chilling Universal 09 Sep 2024
___ No More movement
Not doing anything Commuter 04 Sep 2024
Do nothing useless (4)
Unemployed individual demanding legitimate employment primarily (4) The Guardian Cryptic 03 Sep 2024
Goof around
Celebrity's heard as being inactive (4)
It is vain to be unoccupied (4)
Inactive person much admired, we hear (4)
Lazy Mirror Classic 31 Aug 2024
Daily could suffer a loss in a nonchalant way (4)
Inactive, out of use Puzzler Backwords 29 Aug 2024
Twiddling one's thumbs USA Today 28 Aug 2024
Going nowhere New York Times 28 Aug 2024
Not doing anything Newsday 27 Aug 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 25 Aug 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 25 Aug 2024
Like a threat that's never going to be carried out
Not doing much New York Times 20 Aug 2024
Not moving USA Today Quick 18 Aug 2024
In welding, take back part that's not working (4)
See 6 Down Mirror Quiz 17 Aug 2024
Doing nothing Commuter 17 Aug 2024
Not busy Wall Street Journal 12 Aug 2024
Just hanging around Newsday 12 Aug 2024
Tick over (4) The Telegraph Quick 11 Aug 2024
Doing absolutely nothing
Eric the Python The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 09 Aug 2024
Colleague of Chapman and Cleese The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Aug 2024
Lounging LA Times Daily 04 Aug 2024
Slothful The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 02 Aug 2024
Twiddling one's thumbs, say
Doing nothing USA Today 30 Jul 2024
Not doing anything Universal 27 Jul 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 26 Jul 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 26 Jul 2024
Between jobs Wall Street Journal 25 Jul 2024
Inactive (4) Puzzler 25 Jul 2024
Be inactive Premier Sunday 21 Jul 2024
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Between jobs Eugene Sheffer 18 Jul 2024
Not busy Thomas Joseph 16 Jul 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 16 Jul 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 16 Jul 2024
Inactive, out of use (4) Puzzler 15 Jul 2024
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Run in neutral LA Times Daily 11 Jul 2024
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 09 Jul 2024
Run without moving? Doesn't work (4)
Not busy LA Times Daily 08 Jul 2024
Inactive celebrity, by the sound of it (4)
Member of Monty Python, Eric ___- (4)
Paid less when about to be out of work (4)
Inactive LA Times Daily 05 Jul 2024
Frivolous Newsday 05 Jul 2024
Be in neutral
Eric___, British comedian (4)
___ chatter (gossipy talk)
In directing labour, Euro leaders simply tick over (4)
Mind that is "the devil's workshop"
Which Eric proudly calls himself"the third tallest member of Monty Python"? (4)
500 Romans lie about in a lazy manner (4)
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Lied about avoiding work Mirror Cryptic 28 Jun 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 28 Jun 2024
Indulging in a bit of stupid leisure? (4)
Lazy celebrity one might say The Times Quick Cryptic 27 Jun 2024
Dormant (4) The Guardian Quick 25 Jun 2024
Taking it real easy USA Today 24 Jun 2024
One had let leaders laze (4)
Lied about not having a job?
___ chatter (meaningless conversation)
Run, still (4)
I sadly have to do without sex appeal with nonchalance (4)
In an x-hand way (4)
Chilling out Newsday 20 Jun 2024
Without any occupation (4) Mirror Quick 16 Jun 2024
Not active
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 16 Jun 2024
Empty The Times Sunday Concise 16 Jun 2024
Asleep, say LA Times Daily 15 Jun 2024
Not active
An ____ mind is the devil's workshop, proverb meaning that laziness can produce evil thoughts (4)
In the adage, what sort of hands does the devil find work for? (4)
Avoiding work Mirror Classic 13 Jun 2024
David Lean employed one of the Pythons (4)
Comedian and Monty Python's Flying Circus star, Eric _ (4)
Do nothing The Sun Mini 07 Jun 2024
Eric ____, Monty Python member The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Jun 2024
Unemployed star, they say (4) Puzzler Cryptic 30 May 2024
Like some chatter or gossip
Eric -, Monty Python member who wrote the book of Broadway musical Spamalot Mirror Quiz 26 May 2024
Lecturer crushed by wife going astray, becoming lethargic (4)
Do nothing Universal 24 May 2024
Not doing anything USA Today 23 May 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 21 May 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 21 May 2024
Inactive New York Times 21 May 2024
One led astray by having nothing to do (4)
Loafing around Newsday 19 May 2024
Inactive, as a machine
Part of pyramid left unoccupied
Not in operation: the machines lay -
Eric of Monty Python and Spamalot fame
Needing work welding elevated brackets
Is not employed to run without doing any work (4)
Sit with the engine running USA Today 09 May 2024
Do squat New York Times 09 May 2024
English comedian, born 1943, member of Monty Python (4)
To be so lazy one may be misled (4)
___ threat (one that won't come to pass)
Unused, inactive The Times Concise 01 May 2024
It is unedifying to be doing nothing (4)
Not doing anything Newsday 30 Apr 2024
Not busy Wall Street Journal 30 Apr 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 30 Apr 2024
Inactive Universal 30 Apr 2024
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 30 Apr 2024
Such a mind is devil's workshop
Comic actor welcomed by David Letterman
Lazy hero gets picked up (4)
To be doing nothing is vain (4)
On a bye week LA Times Daily 24 Apr 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 23 Apr 2024
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 23 Apr 2024
Lazy Mirror Classic 21 Apr 2024
I don't laze easily, in the beginning it was opposite (4)
Unoccupied LA Times Daily 15 Apr 2024
Just sitting around Newsday 15 Apr 2024
Between films
In welding, give back part that's not working (4)
Lied about not being gainfully employed?
The Importance of Being ___-, Oasis hit (4)
Not scheduled to play Family Time 07 Apr 2024
Doing nothing productive
Run in place Wall Street Journal 06 Apr 2024
Sit at a light Newsday 04 Apr 2024
Doing nothing USA Today 03 Apr 2024
Be lazy, like pantomime Jack (4)
Lied lazy (anag) (4)
Not doing anything Newsday 02 Apr 2024
Not working The Guardian Quick 01 Apr 2024
Doing nothing, lazy
Lied about doing nothing (4)
Not busy Thomas Joseph 28 Mar 2024
Having nothing to do Wall Street Journal 27 Mar 2024
Not doing anything Newsday 25 Mar 2024
Run the car without going anywhere
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 24 Mar 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 24 Mar 2024
Monty Python member who wrote the book of Broadway musical Spamalot (4,4)
See 19 Down Mirror Quiz 23 Mar 2024
Just sitting around
Unemployed star, they say (4) Puzzler Cryptic 22 Mar 2024
To be so unoccupied is vain (4)
Waiting for a task Universal 21 Mar 2024
Running in neutral, as a car engine
Not working right now
Simply tick over in unpaid leisure-time (4)
I had taken the French to be unemployed (4)
That is about five hundred and fifty not working (4)
Job for the younger set could land them in court (4,4)
Sitting in neutral
At leisure The Guardian Speedy 10 Mar 2024
Eric ___, comedian (4)
Musical member of the Monty Python team, Eric _ (4)
Lazy Mirror Classic 03 Mar 2024
Work-shy (4) Puzzler 02 Mar 2024
Monty Python member, Eric _ (4)
Wait outside to pick up your friend, maybe
Python 36 Across (4)
Eric on the dole! (4)
Not doing anything New York Times 28 Feb 2024
Goofing off Thomas Joseph 28 Feb 2024
Eric is sitting still (4)
Lazy tickover? (4)
Unoccupied, doing nothing
Graham .... , 1975-80 Wakefield Trinity loose forward; 1979 Challenge Cup Final runner-up (4)
Doing nothing Newsday 21 Feb 2024
Lied about being unem ployed! (4)
Goofing off Wall Street Journal 20 Feb 2024
Doing nothing one gets mis-led (4)
Vain, baseless (4)
Doing nothing, one gets misled (4)
Run in place, as a car
Groundless, as rumors Family Time 18 Feb 2024
Run in place LA Times Daily 17 Feb 2024
Unemployed? Indulge the odd characters (4)
Just chillin' USA Today 14 Feb 2024
Work-shy revolutionary withheld important parts
It is vain not to be occupied (4)
Do nothing that might have led one astray (4)
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Doing a whole lot of nothing
Unemployed pop star on the radio (4)
Run in neutral
Python Eric (4)
Not going anywhere LA Times Daily 30 Jan 2024
Sit with the engine running
Not doing anything USA Today 25 Jan 2024
Deliberately break the tip and it's not working (4)
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 20 Jan 2024
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 20 Jan 2024
Run the engine, but not in gear (4)
Sit at a traffic light, say
Eric ___, member of the Monty Python team (4) Puzzler 19 Jan 2024
Some said leisure was having nothing to do (4) Puzzler Cryptic 17 Jan 2024
He wrote Spamalot while away
Indolent Puzzler Backwords 16 Jan 2024
Indolent - like Eric? (4)
Like much chatter Wall Street Journal 13 Jan 2024
Unemployed daughter captivated by Corsica, possibly
Like some speculation New York Times 12 Jan 2024
Eric _, Monty Python's Flying Circus comedian (4)
Standing still, like a car in neutral
Inactive Wall Street Journal 11 Jan 2024
Doing nothing Universal 10 Jan 2024
Unemployed daughter captivated by Corsica, possibly (4)
Not scheduled to work today Family Time 08 Jan 2024
Homophone of 50 down (4)
Not scheduled to play today Family Time 07 Jan 2024
Twiddling one's thumbs
Doing nothing Newsday 04 Jan 2024
Doing nothing, say
Inactive Family Time 31 Dec 2023
Not in gear New York Times 31 Dec 2023
Doing not a thing
Not actively doing something
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Unoccupied Mirror Quick 26 Dec 2023
Lied about being lazy Mirror Cryptic 26 Dec 2023
Lazy Mirror Classic 25 Dec 2023
Wait for a green light, for example
Laze USA Today 22 Dec 2023
Exist in a changeless situation (4)
Doing nothing USA Today 21 Dec 2023
At leisure Newsday 21 Dec 2023
___ talk (irrelevant chatter)
Sitting around doing nothing, say
Running without moving, as a car
Vain The Guardian Speedy 17 Dec 2023
Eric ___, Monty Python comedian (4) Puzzler 15 Dec 2023
Run without moving, as a car
Unemployed or doing nothing (4)
Just sitting around USA Today 08 Dec 2023
Indolent, dull, lacking energy initially The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Dec 2023
Indolent, dull, lacking energy initially (4)
How a lazybones hangs around (4)
Eric _, Monty Python star who sang the One Foot In The Grave theme song (4)
I had left the point, being lazy (4)
Doing nothing The Sun Two Speed 28 Nov 2023
Lounge in which hero can be heard The Sun Two Speed 28 Nov 2023
Lazy days visiting French island (4)
Just laying around Family Time 26 Nov 2023
Not busy USA Today 19 Nov 2023
Regularly find clues not working The Sun Two Speed 17 Nov 2023
Indolent The Sun Two Speed 17 Nov 2023
Just sitting around Newsday 15 Nov 2023
Inactive LA Times Daily 12 Nov 2023
Not moving, as a vehicle
Occasionally indulged unemployed The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Nov 2023
Eric ___, former Monty Python comedian Puzzler Backwords 04 Nov 2023
Unoccupied or inactive
Not busy Wall Street Journal 30 Oct 2023
Paid less, content to be shirking The Guardian Cryptic 18 Oct 2023
Not busy Thomas Joseph 11 Oct 2023
Just sitting around, say
Like a car waiting curbside USA Today 05 Oct 2023
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 02 Oct 2023
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 22 Sep 2023
Vocal star getting no work? The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Sep 2023
Doing nothing Universal 22 Sep 2023
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 21 Sep 2023
Not doing anything Newsday 18 Sep 2023
Not busy Wall Street Journal 18 Sep 2023
Twiddling one's thumbs Universal 16 Sep 2023
Loafing Newsday 14 Sep 2023
Just sitting around Newsday 13 Sep 2023
Not doing anything
Inactive Universal 08 Sep 2023
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Groundless, as rumors Family Time 04 Sep 2023
Going nowhere Universal 01 Sep 2023
Waste time LA Times Daily 30 Aug 2023
Just sitting around doing nothing, say
Not up to much New York Times 27 Aug 2023
Run in neutral Universal 25 Aug 2023
Not doing anything Newsday 14 Aug 2023
Not busy Thomas Joseph 12 Aug 2023
Just sitting around, say
Between jobs Eugene Sheffer 12 Aug 2023
Not doing anything Newsday 09 Aug 2023
Doing nothing Wall Street Journal 09 Aug 2023
Do nothing Universal 07 Aug 2023
Not working Family Time 06 Aug 2023
Between jobs Wall Street Journal 05 Aug 2023
Doing nothing at all
Unoccupied Newsday 04 Aug 2023
Unoccupied or inactive
Goofing off Thomas Joseph 01 Aug 2023
Revered person picked up for doing nothing The Times Cryptic 31 Jul 2023
Going nowhere LA Times Daily 30 Jul 2023
Inactive The Telegraph Quick 27 Jul 2023
Have the engine on while parked New York Times 24 Jul 2023
Be in neutral Family Time 23 Jul 2023
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Unbusy USA Today 21 Jul 2023
See 62-Across LA Times Daily 19 Jul 2023
Go nowhere with the engine on LA Times Daily 11 Jul 2023
Not occupied, say
Just sitting around Newsday 03 Jul 2023
Do nothing Universal 03 Jul 2023
"___ hands are the devil's playthings"
Papers produced by the French unemployed The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Jun 2023
Inactive LA Times Daily 25 Jun 2023
Eric __, member of Monty Python The Guardian Weekend 24 Jun 2023
Doing nothing Newsday 20 Jun 2023
Doing nothing USA Today 15 Jun 2023
Not doing anything New York Times 14 Jun 2023
Not active
Warming the bench, say
Lazing around
Not working The Telegraph Quick 03 Jun 2023
Run in neutral Family Time 29 May 2023
Just sitting around, say
Just sitting around Universal 21 May 2023
Just sitting around, say
Not active Thomas Joseph 18 May 2023
Not doing anything Newsday 16 May 2023
At a standstill LA Times Daily 15 May 2023
Just chillin' USA Today 13 May 2023
Like a couch potato?
Motionless Family Time 08 May 2023
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Not busy USA Today 04 May 2023
Not doing anything Newsday 02 May 2023
Not busy Wall Street Journal 01 May 2023
Twiddling one's thumbs
Just sitting around Newsday 25 Apr 2023
Not doing anything Newsday 24 Apr 2023
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 21 Apr 2023
Did less? Mostly this The Times Cryptic 20 Apr 2023
Loafing Universal 19 Apr 2023
Like a couch potato, say
Not doing anything Newsday 17 Apr 2023
Sit at a red light Family Time 17 Apr 2023
Wait at a red light Family Time 16 Apr 2023
Not doing anything USA Today 16 Apr 2023
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 15 Apr 2023
In couch-potato mode
Not doing anything Newsday 11 Apr 2023
Barely moves sideways, being lazy The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Apr 2023
Not hard at work Universal 05 Apr 2023
Not up to anything
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Not busy Thomas Joseph 03 Apr 2023
Sit with the engine running, say
Inactive USA Today 27 Mar 2023
Python perhaps lethargic The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Mar 2023
Not doing anything Newsday 20 Mar 2023
Unoccupied The Guardian Quick 20 Mar 2023
Inactive The Guardian Speedy 19 Mar 2023
Not doing anything
Not active Thomas Joseph 18 Mar 2023
Unoccupied The Telegraph Quick 17 Mar 2023
Just chillin' Newsday 16 Mar 2023
Not doing anything Newsday 07 Mar 2023
At rest
___ mode (not in use)
Doing nothing Universal 01 Mar 2023
Slacking, paid less — only half The Guardian Cryptic 27 Feb 2023
Between jobs Eugene Sheffer 21 Feb 2023
Just sitting around Newsday 15 Feb 2023
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 13 Feb 2023
Mind type that can be "a devil's workshop"
Not busy Thomas Joseph 02 Feb 2023
Inactive Newsday 02 Feb 2023
Doing nothing Family Time 29 Jan 2023
Vegetating, say Universal 28 Jan 2023
Not doing anything USA Today 25 Jan 2023
Mind that can be "a devil's workshop"
Doing nothing USA Today 17 Jan 2023
Twiddling one's thumbs
Run the car without moving Family Time 16 Jan 2023
Not busy Thomas Joseph 09 Jan 2023
Like loafers Wall Street Journal 29 Dec 2022
Between jobs Eugene Sheffer 26 Dec 2022
Not busy Thomas Joseph 20 Dec 2022
Not doing anything LA Times Daily 20 Dec 2022
Not doing anything Newsday 19 Dec 2022
Unemployed, fish round lake The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Dec 2022
Inactive, impassive dog lacking exercise, originally The Times Cryptic 15 Dec 2022
Nothing doing? New York Times 12 Dec 2022
Eric of Monty Python Wall Street Journal 05 Dec 2022
Not doing anything Universal 05 Dec 2022
Not busy Wall Street Journal 28 Nov 2022
Run without moving, as a car New York Times 28 Nov 2022
Twiddling one’s thumbs Wall Street Journal 19 Nov 2022
Lied about being lazy The Times Cryptic 14 Nov 2022
At a standstill
Work-shy superstar, they say The Times Cryptic 03 Nov 2022
Inactive Newsday 02 Nov 2022
Unmoving, like a couch potato
Goofing off Thomas Joseph 28 Oct 2022
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Not working Wall Street Journal 24 Oct 2022
Not busy Thomas Joseph 24 Oct 2022
Inactive USA Today 24 Oct 2022
Doing nothing Premier Sunday 23 Oct 2022
Not doing much USA Today 23 Oct 2022
Sitting around Universal 20 Oct 2022
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Not currently active USA Today 18 Oct 2022
Shallow lake fish goes round The Times Cryptic 03 Oct 2022
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Not active USA Today 26 Sep 2022
Unoccupied The Guardian Speedy 25 Sep 2022
Be inactive
Casual The Telegraph Quick 18 Sep 2022
On the sidelines, say
Not doing anything Newsday 13 Sep 2022
Inactive Premier Sunday 11 Sep 2022
Python having a snooze?
Just hanging around Universal 09 Sep 2022
Said superstar is out of work The Times Cryptic 07 Sep 2022
Just chill Newsday 01 Sep 2022
See 12-Across New York Times 01 Sep 2022
Not doing anything Newsday 22 Aug 2022
Doing nothing Family Time 15 Aug 2022
Avoiding work; lazy The Telegraph Quick 15 Aug 2022
Not engaged LA Times Daily 14 Aug 2022
Inactive USA Today 10 Aug 2022
Still in a sports car Family Time 08 Aug 2022
Not doing anything Newsday 01 Aug 2022
Unemployed compiler given hand-out, short of nothing The Times Cryptic 01 Aug 2022
Not busy Thomas Joseph 01 Aug 2022
Be between jobs, say
Doing nothing Universal 21 Jul 2022
Keep the engine running when stationary The Guardian Quick 20 Jul 2022
Inactive LA Times Daily 18 Jul 2022
Eric --, member of the Monty Python team
Just waiting around New York Times 13 Jul 2022
At rest
Trivial, as chatter Family Time 04 Jul 2022
Waiting for the light to turn green, say
Lazy The Guardian Quick 29 Jun 2022
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 25 Jun 2022
Run in neutral New York Times 20 Jun 2022
At rest
Run without moving, as a truck Family Time 19 Jun 2022
Between jobs LA Times Daily 18 Jun 2022
Just chilling LA Times Daily 17 Jun 2022
Some did less not working The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Jun 2022
Wait at a light, say Universal 15 Jun 2022
Unoccupied or inactive
Up to nothing, say
Bid less, partly lazy 
Unemployed lad primarily tucking into fish The Times Cryptic 09 Jun 2022
Heard one much admired is not working The Times Cryptic 08 Jun 2022
Running in neutral Family Time 06 Jun 2022
Standing still
Wave altered and hit bluff The Guardian Cryptic 20 May 2022
Not doing anything Newsday 10 May 2022
Not doing anything USA Today 10 May 2022
Empty, as a threat Wall Street Journal 04 May 2022
Between jobs Eugene Sheffer 03 May 2022
Inactive
Merely killing time
Unmoving, like a car
Regularly find clues not working The Times Cryptic 20 Apr 2022
Not doing anything USA Today 14 Apr 2022
Inactive Universal 13 Apr 2022
Not doing anything Newsday 11 Apr 2022
Unoccupied daughter replacing son in Skye, perhaps The Times Cryptic 11 Apr 2022
Not busy USA Today 09 Apr 2022
___ No More USA Today 06 Apr 2022
Just chillin' Newsday 01 Apr 2022
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 24 Mar 2022
Loaf LA Times Daily 18 Mar 2022
Loaf
Running in neutral, as a car engine
Not doing much USA Today 13 Mar 2022
Just sitting around LA Times Daily 08 Mar 2022
Just sitting around
Island valley, not area offering no fruit? The Times Cryptic 03 Mar 2022
Not in use Wall Street Journal 01 Mar 2022
Doing nothing Universal 19 Feb 2022
Run in place, as a car
Even mild sleep is good for nothing
Empty The Times Concise 13 Feb 2022
Waiting on the sidelines, say
Inactive or lazy
Unemployed Hoskins had beer, but no starter
Inactive or lazy
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Running but not moving? Wall Street Journal 01 Feb 2022
Not working Universal 31 Jan 2022
Just sitting around with the French papers open
Just hanging around Newsday 31 Jan 2022
Inactive or lazy
It's not working in Donegal, in Ireland
Baseless, as rumors Newsday 23 Jan 2022
Not doing anything Newsday 17 Jan 2022
Unemployed
Inactive USA Today 11 Jan 2022
Lay off New York Times 06 Jan 2022
It's not working for those characters upset in Channel dispute
Lazy superstar, we're told
Papers maybe left alongside entrance to executive lounge The Times Cryptic 28 Dec 2021
Python not given to exertion
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Not doing anything Universal 22 Dec 2021
Inactive Universal 21 Dec 2021
Not doing anything USA Today 19 Dec 2021
Lazy The Times Concise 17 Dec 2021
Out-of-work comedian? The Guardian Cryptic 16 Dec 2021
Out-of-work comedian?
Unbusy USA Today 11 Dec 2021
Sit with the engine running Universal 10 Dec 2021
Inactive The Telegraph Quick 09 Dec 2021
At a standstill
At a standstill
Twiddling one's thumbs
Indolent The Telegraph Quick 24 Nov 2021
Doing nothing Universal 22 Nov 2021
Inactive summits of Isla de los Estados
Sit with the engine running USA Today 12 Nov 2021
Wait for the light to change, say New York Times 10 Nov 2021
Wait at a light, say LA Times Daily 10 Nov 2021
Not at work Wall Street Journal 09 Nov 2021
Not in use
Not busy right now
Like frivolous chatter LA Times Daily 04 Nov 2021
Those captured by David Lean out of a job
Not do anything New York Times 28 Oct 2021
Not working today Newsday 27 Oct 2021
Inactive LA Times Daily 26 Oct 2021
Lazy superstar, we're told
Not active Newsday 24 Oct 2021
Covid: Lesser cases while away
Like a bike that isn't turned on
Unoccupied
Run without moving
Run without moving LA Times Daily 19 Oct 2021
Twiddling one's thumbs
Not doing anything Newsday 05 Oct 2021
Doing nothing USA Today 05 Oct 2021
When not in New Delhi one is not working
Doing nothing
Doing nothing LA Times Daily 04 Oct 2021
Like a mind that is a devil's workshop
Waiting for an assignment, maybe New York Times 24 Sep 2021
Not doing anything Newsday 21 Sep 2021
Inactive USA Today 15 Sep 2021
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 12 Sep 2021
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Just sitting around New York Times 07 Sep 2021
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 03 Sep 2021
Not doing much LA Times Daily 30 Aug 2021
Not doing much
Doing nothing Newsday 29 Aug 2021
Serving no purpose Newsday 27 Aug 2021
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 25 Aug 2021
Not active USA Today 25 Aug 2021
Inactive or lazy
Not busy Thomas Joseph 27 Jul 2021
Just sitting around
Keep an engine running without moving New York Times 19 Jul 2021
Hardly working LA Times Daily 16 Jul 2021
Hardly working
Covered by maid, ledge gathering dust
Not doing anything USA Today 14 Jul 2021
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 14 Jul 2021
Like a team on a day off New York Times 13 Jul 2021
Lazy The Times Concise 12 Jul 2021
Inactive The Times Concise 11 Jul 2021
Not busy Thomas Joseph 01 Jul 2021
When not in New Delhi one is not working
Hero can be heard in lounge The Sun Two Speed 09 Jun 2021
Not doing anything Newsday 07 Jun 2021
Doing nothing USA Today 07 Jun 2021
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Chilling, say Wall Street Journal 02 Jun 2021
Unemployed The Sun Two Speed 29 May 2021
Potter in tabloid leader The Sun Two Speed 29 May 2021
Duty-free? New York Times 26 May 2021
Wait in neutral Universal 19 May 2021
Unemployed barmaid learned to some extent
Not working Universal 03 May 2021
Good-for-nothing set-up in Hotel-Dieu
Just hanging out New York Times 25 Apr 2021
Vain movie star? Sounds like it
Just sitting there Universal 10 Apr 2021
Like some threats New York Times 10 Apr 2021
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Out of service Wall Street Journal 07 Apr 2021
At deli, cook is not working
Casual The Times Concise 28 Mar 2021
Device mode when not in use
Unemployed Ian didn't like exertion initially The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Mar 2021
Lazing about Newsday 10 Mar 2021
Unoccupied
Regularly find clues not working The Sun Two Speed 07 Mar 2021
Indolent The Sun Two Speed 07 Mar 2021
___ mode (not in use)
Not doing much USA Today 17 Feb 2021
Just sitting there Wall Street Journal 17 Feb 2021
Loafing around
Loafing around LA Times Daily 08 Feb 2021
Not working Wall Street Journal 03 Feb 2021
Not yet engaged? Universal 03 Feb 2021
Doing nothing
Vain movie star? Sounds like it
Doing nothing
Said star is not working
Running in neutral Universal 13 Jan 2021
Not up to much USA Today 06 Jan 2021
See 46dn.
Just sitting around
Out of action Wall Street Journal 30 Dec 2020
Python slid lengthways, to an extent The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Dec 2020
Just sitting around
Like a laptop when you don't touch it for a while
Curtailed suggestion about pound in vain The Telegraph Toughie 24 Dec 2020
Not going anywhere New York Times 24 Dec 2020
Doing nothing The Sun Two Speed 21 Dec 2020
David Letterman's not working The Sun Two Speed 21 Dec 2020
Word before rich or talk New York Times 17 Dec 2020
Wait in neutral New York Times 13 Dec 2020
Type of brain that might be the devil's workshop
Opposite of occupied
It isn't working for the odd indulger?
Not busy New York Times 23 Nov 2020
Not working whilst having some paid leave The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Nov 2020
Sideline Newsday 21 Nov 2020
Not working The Times Concise 20 Nov 2020
Is not working for the papers long - what's the point?
Not scheduled to play, as a pro team
Not scheduled to play, as a pro team LA Times Daily 26 Oct 2020
Python lay on one's oars The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Oct 2020
Just sitting around New York Times 19 Oct 2020
Doing nothing
Comic actor, film star in audition?
Twiddling one’s thumbs Wall Street Journal 10 Oct 2020
Slothful Universal 08 Oct 2020
Not occupied USA Today 06 Oct 2020
Pointless image, say
Potter lied deviously The Sun Two Speed 03 Oct 2020
Monty Python's Eric The Sun Two Speed 03 Oct 2020
___ mode (not being used)
Thumb-twiddling New York Times 27 Sep 2020
Unimportant fish in loch? On the contrary
Doing nothing
Not used in tabloid leader The Sun Two Speed 13 Sep 2020
In couch-potato mode
Useless section of welding is rejected The Telegraph Toughie 02 Sep 2020
Python disinclined to move? The Telegraph Toughie 28 Aug 2020
Not working, but soon to Family Time 23 Aug 2020
Just sitting around
Mindless, like chatter Universal 17 Aug 2020
Not in use
Indulged in odd places between jobs?
Unemployed one gets appropriate payment, nothing less
Unemployed superstar given a hearing
Lazy leaving line in fish
Currently twiddling one's thumbs Family Time 02 Aug 2020
Hero, it is said, is not working
Hang around New York Times 24 Jul 2020
Not occupied
Twiddling one's thumbs with nothing to do Family Time 19 Jul 2020
Insubstantial Newsday 16 Jul 2020
Inactive New York Times 13 Jul 2020
Not occupied
Like chitchat, often
With nothing to do Newsday 05 Jul 2020
'Am I vital / If my heart is ___?' (Moses Sumney) USA Today 04 Jul 2020
Unoccupied The Sun Two Speed 26 Jun 2020
Awaiting orders, say USA Today 25 Jun 2020
Just hanging around Universal 22 Jun 2020
Twiddling one's thumbs Family Time 15 Jun 2020
Not working
Run, but not in drive or reverse Family Time 07 Jun 2020
Run in neutral
Waste time Premier Sunday 31 May 2020
Doing nothing
Not in drive or reverse Family Time 24 May 2020
Opposite of busy
Just sitting around
Fish around lake, being at a loose end
Like some threats Wall Street Journal 20 May 2020
Wait at a light, perhaps Wall Street Journal 19 May 2020
Made unemployed by identifiable banks
'The devil finds work for ___ hands' USA Today 15 May 2020
Not active USA Today 12 May 2020
Loafing around Newsday 11 May 2020
Sit at a red light, say New York Times 10 May 2020
Not busy USA Today 06 May 2020
A bit of welding up is not working
Sit at a light Newsday 03 May 2020
Not up to much
Not playing today Newsday 29 Apr 2020
Twiddle one's thumbs USA Today 29 Apr 2020
Like much chatter Wall Street Journal 25 Apr 2020
Waiting for the next task, say USA Today 18 Apr 2020
'___ hands are the devil's workshop' USA Today 13 Apr 2020
Not doing anything
Wait on red Family Time 12 Apr 2020
Gathering 18 Down
In couch potato mode
Part of solenoid leaking is not working
Hardly industrious Wall Street Journal 08 Apr 2020
Do nothing during paid leave
Sit at a red light Universal 02 Apr 2020
Wait at the light Family Time 22 Mar 2020
Heard hero in lounge The Sun Two Speed 06 Mar 2020
Just sitting around
Do nothing with smelt from mild steel
___ threat
Just sitting around
Kind of hands said to be the devil's playthings New York Times 18 Feb 2020
Doing nothing at the moment Family Time 16 Feb 2020
Not working
Lay off, as workers
Jobless in tabloid leader The Sun Two Speed 02 Feb 2020
Loafing around Universal 30 Dec 2019
Between gigs Family Time 30 Dec 2019
Not doing anything LA Times Daily 27 Dec 2019
Not doing anything
Not working Newsday 25 Dec 2019
Doing nothing Newsday 23 Dec 2019
Dormant Premier Sunday 22 Dec 2019
Unbusy USA Today 22 Dec 2019
See 137 Down
Twiddling one's thumbs Universal 19 Dec 2019
Wait at a stop sign, say Universal 18 Dec 2019
Goofing off Wall Street Journal 16 Dec 2019
Doing nothing Universal 15 Dec 2019
Sitting around doing nothing
Senseless Newsday 12 Dec 2019
Wait at the light, engine on Family Time 08 Dec 2019
Like some speculation USA Today 07 Dec 2019
Inactive or lazy
Wait in traffic
Wait in traffic LA Times Daily 03 Dec 2019
Not working
Indolent The Telegraph Quick 22 Nov 2019
Run in place Newsday 21 Nov 2019
Having the day off Newsday 17 Nov 2019
Not working, taking some paid leave
Kill time in insipid lecture
Inactive The Telegraph Quick 13 Nov 2019
Unoccupied or not in use
Word from Old English for ''useless'' Newsday 09 Nov 2019
Revolutionary part of the panel display is not working
Not busy Eugene Sheffer 09 Nov 2019
Inactive Universal 05 Nov 2019
Wait to go at the light Family Time 04 Nov 2019
Not functioning Newsday 01 Nov 2019
Twiddling one's thumbs Newsday 29 Oct 2019
Policed without cop - the type that's not working
Run, but not move USA Today 23 Oct 2019
Not playing today USA Today 22 Oct 2019
Sovereign tucked into fish in lounge
Kind of mind that is "the devil's workshop"
Unoccupied or doing nothing
Not busy Thomas Joseph 17 Oct 2019
Just sitting around - it's the upsetting part of unwieldiness
One widely admired vocally
At rest?
Not engaged Premier Sunday 29 Sep 2019
Not occupied
Not occupied LA Times Daily 28 Sep 2019
"An ___ mind is a devil's workshop"
Doing nothing
With a lot of time on one's hands
Kind of curiosity or chatter Family Time 09 Sep 2019
Fritter away time USA Today 08 Sep 2019
Just sitting around USA Today 07 Sep 2019
Just sitting around
Not working LA Times Daily 29 Aug 2019
Like a mind where a devil might set shop
Not working
Unmoving
Just hanging out USA Today 17 Aug 2019
Goofing off Thomas Joseph 17 Aug 2019
Nonproductive Newsday 15 Aug 2019
Not busy Premier Sunday 11 Aug 2019
In couch-potato mode
Unemployed daughter in French island The Sun Two Speed 03 Aug 2019
___ chatter (unimportant conversation)
Sitting Wall Street Journal 01 Aug 2019
Run at the light Family Time 29 Jul 2019
Vain and regularly indulged
Like much chitchat
Not in action USA Today 25 Jul 2019
Like much chitchat LA Times Daily 25 Jul 2019
Not doing much LA Times Daily 24 Jul 2019
Not doing much
Not doing anything New York Times 22 Jul 2019
Waste gas Universal 21 Jul 2019
Just sitting around Newsday 16 Jul 2019
Olive Ridley somewhat inactive
Run in place
Run in place LA Times Daily 14 Jul 2019
Like someone lazing around
Not doing any work
Just sitting there USA Today 03 Jul 2019
___ talk (irrelevant)
Unoccupied, doing nothing
Not in use USA Today 30 Jun 2019
Between jobs USA Today 28 Jun 2019
Not busy Wall Street Journal 24 Jun 2019
Awaiting a task USA Today 24 Jun 2019
Run in neutral USA Today 09 Jun 2019
Just killing time
Baseless, as rumors Newsday 05 Jun 2019
Ineffectual The Times Concise 02 Jun 2019
Vain and regularly indulged
Not active or at work
Insignificant Newsday 24 May 2019
Is not working with golden boy on the radio
Between jobs Eugene Sheffer 21 May 2019
Inactive The Times Concise 19 May 2019
Just hanging around Newsday 19 May 2019
Lazy The Telegraph Quick 14 May 2019
On the sidelines USA Today 05 May 2019
Just sitting around
Up to nothing Universal 30 Apr 2019
Sitting around Universal 27 Apr 2019
Just sitting around
Wait, as a driver at the light Family Time 22 Apr 2019
Taking a break USA Today 20 Apr 2019
___ chatter (meaningless conversation)
Hauled up inside tunnel diversion, as out of service
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
I had lake drained: it's not working
Sealed bid regularly rejected as useless
___ threats (pointless and baseless)
Part of splendid lecture doesn't work
Unoccupied and doing nothing
Unproductive
Unproductive LA Times Daily 17 Mar 2019
Not at it Newsday 15 Mar 2019
Run without moving Universal 13 Mar 2019
Kick back Wall Street Journal 09 Mar 2019
Doing nothing at all
David Letterman's content not working The Sun Two Speed 08 Mar 2019
Not doing anything
Relaxing Newsday 08 Feb 2019
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Trivial, as talk LA Times Daily 07 Feb 2019
Trivial, as talk
Doing nothing
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
Not lifting a finger USA Today 30 Jan 2019
Inactive Premier Sunday 27 Jan 2019
Remain in neutral
Not engaged Newsday 17 Jan 2019
Not in active use Family Time 13 Jan 2019
One avoiding work
Unemployed
Unemployed LA Times Daily 05 Jan 2019
Pass the time New York Times 03 Jan 2019
Lazy The Times Concise 02 Jan 2019
Not doing anything
Not lifting a finger
Not playing today
Run in neutral
Kick back
Run, but not move
On the sidelines
Taking a break
Not in use
Between jobs
Not busy
Sitting
Twiddling one's thumbs
Fritter away time
Just hanging out
Just sitting around
Just sitting there
Not in action
Awaiting a task
Pass the time
At a red light, perhaps
Without foundation
Like much chitchat
Not doing much
Not occupied
Not working
Run in place
Trivial, as talk
Unemployed
Unproductive
Waste gas
Up to nothing
Sitting around
Put in neutral Universal 24 Dec 2018
Out of a job USA Today 22 Dec 2018
Twiddling one's thumbs USA Today 12 Dec 2018
Like lame threats Universal 05 Dec 2018
Unoccupied
Doing nothing LA Times Daily 02 Dec 2018
Doing nothing
Eric of "Monty Python" Universal 30 Nov 2018
Inactive Newsday 25 Nov 2018
Inactive or unemployed person
Unoccupied and inactive
Paid less essentially?
& 5 A feature of unemployment: Danish-led fiasco
Lazy star on the radio The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Nov 2018
Waiting for an assignment USA Today 29 Oct 2018
Why some did less?
Not active
Not busy Universal 15 Oct 2018
Not active Family Time 15 Oct 2018
"___ mind is a devil's workshop."
Not busy at the moment Family Time 08 Oct 2018
Run at a red light Family Time 07 Oct 2018
You might hear someone admired for not working
Detailed plan to protect pound is futile
Doing nothing The Telegraph Quick 01 Oct 2018
See 27 Across
Not active Thomas Joseph 27 Sep 2018
Sit at a red light, say USA Today 11 Sep 2018
David Lean's content not working The Sun Two Speed 04 Sep 2018
Doing nothing Family Time 03 Sep 2018
Like an engine running in neutral
Doing nothing
Empty, as a threat Universal 18 Aug 2018
Running in neutral
Unemployed daughter visits French island
Like some rumors or threats USA Today 06 Aug 2018
Out of work, for now Family Time 05 Aug 2018
Groundless, as a threat Universal 01 Aug 2018
Running motionless Universal 27 Jul 2018
Avoiding work The Times Concise 27 Jul 2018
At rest
Awaiting an assignment USA Today 11 Jul 2018
Not in operation
Not in operation LA Times Daily 08 Jul 2018
Not working USA Today 06 Jul 2018
Practicing sloth Wall Street Journal 30 Jun 2018
Waiting at a light Wall Street Journal 27 Jun 2018
Unemployed Wall Street Journal 20 Jun 2018
Run while stopped Universal 16 Jun 2018
Vegging out USA Today 12 Jun 2018
Some avoid lectures, spend time doing nothing
Not engaged LA Times Daily 07 Jun 2018
Not engaged
An ___ mind is a devil's workshop
Wait for the light to change Family Time 28 May 2018
Not hardworking The Telegraph Quick 28 May 2018
David Letterman in part between jobs
Butt-on-couch Universal 23 May 2018
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop."
Not doing much
Regularly indulge, shunning work The Telegraph Cryptic 12 May 2018
Between jobs Universal 10 May 2018
Not in use
Not working New York Times 07 May 2018
Not doing too much New York Times 21 Apr 2018
Not being used in tabloid leader The Sun Two Speed 17 Apr 2018
Far from busy USA Today 13 Apr 2018
Unused
Lied about being unemployed
Not being used Newsday 11 Apr 2018
Between jobs Wall Street Journal 07 Apr 2018
Like a loiterer USA Today 06 Apr 2018
At a standstill Universal 06 Apr 2018
Not working at being lazy? The Sun Two Speed 30 Mar 2018
Do nothing The Sun Two Speed 30 Mar 2018
Not moving Universal 29 Mar 2018
Doing nothing and indulged, oddly The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Mar 2018
Out of work USA Today 25 Mar 2018
Python at rest The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Mar 2018
Unused New York Times 22 Mar 2018
Kind of speculation New York Times 16 Mar 2018
. Unemployed one led astray
Do nothing The Telegraph Quick 07 Mar 2018
Fatuous
Having some downtime USA Today 26 Feb 2018
Dormant The Telegraph Quick 22 Feb 2018
Sit in traffic LA Times Daily 21 Feb 2018
Sit in traffic
Liberal tucked into fish and fritter
Not doing anything
Slothful extremes of island life
Just dillydallying, say
Empty, as a threat USA Today 31 Jan 2018
Unemployed superstar, by the sound of it
Wait for a green light, say New York Times 23 Jan 2018
Kind of threat
Unemployed, I had left employment originally The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Jan 2018
Standing still
___ chatter (meaningless conversation)
Not doing anything
Far from busy
Kind of speculation
Eric of "Monty Python"
Not moving
Like some rumors
Waiting for an assignment
Vegging out
Twiddling one's thumbs
Wait for a green light, say
Sit at a red light, say
Not working
Groundless, as a threat
Butt-on-couch
Empty, as a threat
Not working
Unused
Running motionless
Having some downtime
Empty, as a threat
Awaiting an assignment
Not in operation
Between jobs
Practicing sloth
Unemployed
Waiting at a light
Sit in traffic
Not doing too much
Put in neutral
Unused
Out of a job
Like lame threats
At rest
Doing nothing
Not engaged
Run while stopped
Not otherwise engaged Newsday 28 Dec 2017
Not be in drive or reverse Family Time 25 Dec 2017
Mind clues missing every other letter? That's futile The Telegraph Toughie 25 Dec 2017
Just hanging around Family Time 24 Dec 2017
Not doing anything Universal 15 Dec 2017
Kind of hands that are "the devil's playthings"
Not active Universal 06 Dec 2017
Unmoving
Run without moving
Lying up having day in Bora Bora? The Telegraph Toughie 15 Nov 2017
Just sitting around
Just sitting around LA Times Daily 14 Nov 2017
Not going anywhere Family Time 13 Nov 2017
Not doing anything Wall Street Journal 13 Nov 2017
Run in neutral Family Time 12 Nov 2017
Pointless Wall Street Journal 08 Nov 2017
At leisure The Guardian Speedy 05 Nov 2017
One starts damage limitation exercises when one has nothing better to do
Not in use, or unmoving
Unmoving, like a car
Lazy brother abandoning check
Between jobs in new deli
Goofing off USA Today 01 Oct 2017
Not busy
Without foundation Wall Street Journal 21 Sep 2017
Disengaged at the moment Newsday 21 Sep 2017
Run a car without moving Family Time 10 Sep 2017
Like some gossip or rumors USA Today 10 Sep 2017
Like some chatter LA Times Daily 09 Sep 2017
Killing time USA Today 09 Sep 2017
Dormant New York Times 09 Sep 2017
Like some chatter
At leisure
___ chatter
Run while standing Wall Street Journal 24 Aug 2017
Just sitting around Family Time 20 Aug 2017
Not in use, or unmoving
Currently not doing anything Family Time 06 Aug 2017
Stopping retrograde cell division is futile
Run, but go nowhere USA Today 18 Jul 2017
Not at all serious, as threats
Not at all serious, as threats LA Times Daily 17 Jul 2017
Not in use, or unmoving
With nothing to do, the Spanish policeman heads north
Out of service
Not in motion
Vain hero in hearing
Lazy, appearing backward in fielding
Run in place Wall Street Journal 29 Jun 2017
With time for thumb-twiddling Family Time 25 Jun 2017
Lied about being out of work The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Jun 2017
Just loafing around USA Today 08 Jun 2017
Monty Python alum Eric
Run at a red light USA Today 30 May 2017
Thing to do at a red light Universal 25 May 2017
Loafing around New York Times 24 May 2017
Just sitting there
Good-for-nothing extract of apartheid legislation
Type of chatter Family Time 01 May 2017
Some paid leave for one of those out of work
'Spamalot' lyricist
"Spamalot" lyricist LA Times Daily 28 Apr 2017
Like loafers Wall Street Journal 27 Apr 2017
Not occupied The Telegraph Quick 25 Apr 2017
Inactive LA Times Daily 23 Apr 2017
Inactive
On the sidelines LA Times Daily 19 Apr 2017
On the sidelines
Keep the car warm in the driveway Universal 11 Apr 2017
Frivolous Newsday 31 Mar 2017
Vegging out Wall Street Journal 29 Mar 2017
Lay off New York Times 29 Mar 2017
Currently doing nothing Universal 24 Mar 2017
Avoiding work; lazy The Times Concise 20 Mar 2017
Not operating Wall Street Journal 16 Mar 2017
A state where the person is without purpose or is avoiding work
Not even slightly busy Universal 04 Mar 2017
Free to re-assemble slide rule sans nonsensical rules
See 41-Down
Not in use New York Times 22 Feb 2017
Vegging out LA Times Daily 21 Feb 2017
Goofing off
Not on the schedule Universal 08 Feb 2017
Not doing anything Family Time 06 Feb 2017
Like some rumors USA Today 06 Feb 2017
Pointless Newsday 02 Feb 2017
Frivolous LA Times Daily 29 Jan 2017
Kind of threat New York Times 17 Jan 2017
It's lazy to move furtively off the top
Having no work to do, some take unpaid leave The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Jan 2017
Run in neutral Newsday 04 Jan 2017
Run a car without moving Universal 03 Jan 2017
On the sidelines
Thing to do at a red light
Run a car without moving
Not on the schedule
Not even slightly busy
Not active
Keep the car warm in the driveway
Currently doing nothing
Not at all serious, as threats
Like some chatter
Just sitting around
Inactive
"Spamalot" lyricist
Dormant
Not busy
Kind of threat
Lay off
Loafing around
Not in use
Killing time
Doing nothing
Like some gossip or rumors
Goofing off
Run, but go nowhere
Run at a red light
Just loafing around
Just lying around USA Today 31 Dec 2016
Far from busy Universal 30 Dec 2016
Lazy type of celebrity reports
At leisure Newsday 25 Dec 2016
Needing something to do Universal 22 Dec 2016
Leaning on one's shovel, perhaps
Pointless New York Times 14 Dec 2016
Like a couch potato
Running, or not? Wall Street Journal 29 Nov 2016
Twiddling one's thumbs
Sitting around doing nothing LA Times Daily 22 Nov 2016
Enjoying a day off
Not employed LA Times Daily 15 Nov 2016
Goofing off New York Times 14 Nov 2016
Eric of "Monty Python" LA Times Daily 14 Nov 2016
Just sitting, say LA Times Daily 13 Nov 2016
Just hanging around USA Today 08 Nov 2016
Unemployed paid less at the centre
Not doing much of anything LA Times Daily 31 Oct 2016
'___ hands are the devil's playthings' New York Times 24 Oct 2016
In couch-potato mode LA Times Daily 11 Oct 2016
Regularly find clue that's unused
Off LA Times Daily 08 Oct 2016
Take it easy New York Times 06 Oct 2016
Hanging out, say LA Times Daily 25 Sep 2016
Useless object of worship? Sounds like it
Nonproductive
Reluctant to work The Telegraph Quick 08 Sep 2016
Wasting time USA Today 05 Sep 2016
Insignificant, as gossip USA Today 31 Aug 2016
Chilling out
Lounging around USA Today 16 Aug 2016
Be in neutral Family Time 14 Aug 2016
Like many rumors Family Time 01 Aug 2016
Kind of chat New York Times 28 Jul 2016
Between activities Universal 26 Jul 2016
Not engaged, say Wall Street Journal 15 Jul 2016
Unoccupied LA Times Daily 06 Jul 2016
Keep the car running Universal 06 Jul 2016
While (away) Newsday 25 Jun 2016
Thumb-twiddling
Wait at the light Universal 19 Jun 2016
On break, say USA Today 14 Jun 2016
Jobless indulged from time to time
Sit at a red light Family Time 13 Jun 2016
Jobless indulged from time to time The Guardian Cryptic 13 Jun 2016
Run in neutral Wall Street Journal 03 Jun 2016
Loafing Newsday 29 May 2016
Unproductive Wall Street Journal 27 May 2016
"Spamalot" co-creator Eric Universal 27 May 2016
Unengaged Wall Street Journal 25 May 2016
Report of star not working The Telegraph Cryptic 19 May 2016
On a break LA Times Daily 16 May 2016
Not doing anything USA Today 11 May 2016
Insignificant, as chatter Family Time 09 May 2016
Sitting around
Lied in order to be lazy The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Apr 2016
Python stands up during panel discussion
Lying about
Twiddling one's thumbs Wall Street Journal 11 Apr 2016
This compiler had the Spanish over while away The Telegraph Toughie 08 Apr 2016
Like some chatter or threats LA Times Daily 05 Apr 2016
Run in neutral
Doing nothing Wall Street Journal 22 Mar 2016
Just lying around
Do little turn over
Unoccupied The Guardian Speedy 13 Mar 2016
Run at the light Universal 10 Mar 2016
Just hanging around LA Times Daily 08 Mar 2016
On the sidelines Newsday 03 Mar 2016
In couch-potato mode USA Today 24 Feb 2016
Empty, as threats LA Times Daily 24 Feb 2016
Just chillin' Newsday 14 Feb 2016
Not working The Telegraph Quick 13 Feb 2016
Between tasks
Twiddle one's thumbs
I would pick up the French between jobs
Run in neutral
Out of action
Unemployed star on radio The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Jan 2016
Do nothing New York Times 13 Jan 2016
Wait for a green light Wall Street Journal 07 Jan 2016
Sit at a four-way stop, say LA Times Daily 04 Jan 2016
On break, say
Needing something to do
"___ hands are the devil's playthings"
Do nothing
Goofing off
Kind of chat
Pointless
Take it easy
Just hanging around
Like some chatter
Lounging around
Not doing anything
Wasting time
Wait for a green light
Like a couch potato
Twiddle one's thumbs
Twiddling one's thumbs
Just lying around
Eric of "Monty Python"
Hanging out, say
In couch-potato mode
Not doing much of anything
On a break
Sit at a four-way stop, say
Sitting around doing nothing
Unoccupied
"Spamalot" co-creator Eric
Between activities
Far from busy
Keep the car running
Not in use
Not doing much Universal 24 Dec 2015
Between jobs LA Times Daily 18 Dec 2015
Not being used
Doing zip Eugene Sheffer 12 Dec 2015
Out of a job New York Times 07 Dec 2015
Find clue with odd parts missing? That's useless
Like some rumors Universal 28 Nov 2015
Like some chatter USA Today 22 Nov 2015
Kind of talk Universal 08 Nov 2015
Not working today Newsday 03 Nov 2015
Run without moving USA Today 03 Nov 2015
Doing nothing New York Times 27 Oct 2015
Find clue with odd parts missing? That's useless
Like some threats Universal 08 Oct 2015
Far from frantic
Eric of Monty Python USA Today 24 Sep 2015
Doing nothing Thomas Joseph 24 Sep 2015
Having nothing to do Universal 22 Sep 2015
Not busy at all Newsday 22 Sep 2015
Groundless, as rumors USA Today 26 Aug 2015
Not working Eugene Sheffer 26 Aug 2015
Unproductive Newsday 19 Aug 2015
Out of work LA Times Daily 12 Aug 2015
Loitering, say Newsday 09 Aug 2015
On a break, say LA Times Daily 30 Jul 2015
Be inactive Premier Sunday 19 Jul 2015
''Spamalot'' lyricist Newsday 18 Jul 2015
Not going anywhere Universal 07 Jun 2015
I kept retiring without husband, which is pointless
Having a day off New York Times 06 Jun 2015
Mike Fielding holds back The Telegraph Toughie 03 Jun 2015
Sit in neutral Premier Sunday 31 May 2015
Keep the engine running USA Today 30 May 2015
Run without moving LA Times Daily 28 May 2015
Oddly indulged unemployed The Telegraph Cryptic 28 May 2015
Like some threats USA Today 18 May 2015
___ talk New York Times 10 May 2015
Leave in neutral USA Today 08 May 2015
Lollygag New York Times 07 May 2015
Sovereign tucked into fish in lounge
Wait to drag race USA Today 20 Apr 2015
Disliking work, I must get led astray
Nothing doing? USA Today 17 Apr 2015
I would pick-up the French between jobs
At rest
Sitting on one's hands USA Today 09 Apr 2015
Onetime Palin collaborator LA Times Daily 08 Apr 2015
Dillydally Newsday 29 Mar 2015
Inactive USA Today 10 Mar 2015
Like some hands Universal 10 Mar 2015
Built deli as wasn't working
Standing by Newsday 06 Feb 2015
Internet chat status New York Times 05 Feb 2015
On a break Newsday 30 Jan 2015
In couch-potato mode Universal 26 Jan 2015
Lounging around Newsday 25 Jan 2015
Purposeless Newsday 23 Jan 2015
Wait for a light Wall Street Journal 20 Jan 2015
Lazy, appearing backward in fielding The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Jan 2015
Workshy The Telegraph Quick 15 Jan 2015
India's Dravid initially at short leg with nothing to do The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Jan 2015
Panel discussion is about return of jobless The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Jan 2015
Keep the engine running
Shiftless
Like some rock star threats
Sit in neutral
Be inactive
Wait to drag race
Sitting on one's hands
Run without moving
Nothing doing?
Like some threats
Leave in neutral
Baseless
Inactive
Groundless, as rumors
Eric of Monty Python
___ talk
Out of a job
Lollygag
Internet chat status
Having a day off
Doing nothing
Not doing much
Like some hands
Kind of talk
In couch-potato mode
Having nothing to do
Run without moving
Out of work
Onetime Palin collaborator
On a break, say
Between jobs
Standing by
Sitting around
Not working
Not in operation
Not being used
Monty Python alumnus
Empty, as talk
Doing nothing
Onetime Palin collaborator
Far from frantic
Up to little
Not up to much
Not in use
Unproductive
Standing by
Senseless
Purposeless
On a break
Not working today
Not doing anything
Not busy at all
Lounging around
Loitering, say
Just sitting around
Inactive
Doing nothing
Dillydally
"Spamalot" lyricist
One not working x
Workshy bunch withdrawn in panel discussion
Unemployed member of comedy team
20 Part of grid left unoccupied
Not used to work I get led away
In bed maybe edges across between the covers
Not working, one on dole lacking nothing!
Pointless role model, allegedly
Not working, one on dole lacking nothing!
Sit at a red light
Away from a chat program, say
Insignificant
Sit in neutral
Inactive
Goofing off
Going nowhere
At leisure
In a hammock, maybe
See 77-Down
Between jobs
Like some hands or threats
Not lifting a finger
Eric of "Spamalot"
Nothing doing?
Like a couch potato
Wait curbside, often
Not in use
Baseless, as a threat
Insignificant, as chatter
Not in drive or reverse
Nothing doing?
Sit at a red light
At a standstill
Be in neutral
Monty Python performer
Like band between albums, perhaps
Without work
Meaningless
Vegging out
Out of a job
Not even part-time
Gathering dust
"Spamalot" co-creator
Not being used
Useless, as chatter
Like hands, when not rocking
Off from work
Kind of speculation
Vegging out
Pointless
Not active
Not doing much of anything
Baseless
Not doing much right now
Marking time
Without basis
Twiddling one's thumbs
Run in place
Not doing much
Like some chatter
Inactive
Furloughed
Between activities
"Spamalot" creator Eric
Not busy
Member of comedy team / not working
On hiatus
At rest
Do nothing
Just hanging around
Not being used
Not moving
Sit in traffic
Vegging out
Run while standing still
Thumb-twiddling
Not engaged
Just hanging out
Inactive
Like a layabout
This isn't working?
Like a loafer
Have the car running in place
Not going
With time to kill
Not in motion
Word before gossip or chatter
Sit in traffic, say
Word with "gossip" or "chatter"
Without work
With time to kill
Wait for the green
Run in place
Insignificant, as chatter
Gathering dust
At leisure
"Spamalot" creator Eric
"Monty Python" troupe member
Potentially going into screen saver mode
On hiatus
Not going
Like chitchat
Like a bump on a log
Lazy
Useless
Stay neutral?
Not currently occupied
Just lying around
Just hanging around
Groundless
Goofing off
Between positions
Between gigs
Like chitchat
Like a bump on a log
Just hanging out
Gathering dust
Lazy
Paid less — lacking pass, not working
Just sitting there
Oasis "The Importance of Being ___"
Nonproductive
No longer working
Inactive Tool song?
Between jobs
Nonproductive
Just sitting there
Not busy
Not working
Sitting around
Enjoy the hammock
Sit at a light
Warming the bench, maybe
Warming the bench, maybe
Run a car in neutral
At leisure
Barely run the engine
Word with "gossip" or "chatter"
Dilly-dallying
Not in use
Laid off
Empty, as talk
Going nowhere
Frivolous
Between engagements
Wait for a light, perhaps
Waiting for an assignment
Not active
Sitting on one's hands
Leave the engine running
Out of action
Sitting around
Monty Python's Eric
Not very active
Vegging out
Wait for a light, perhaps
Just sitting there
Not in use
Nothing-doing?
Just lying around
Out of work
Not employed
What Oasis stressed "The Importance of Being"
Causing a screen saver to start
Dilly-dallying
Doing plenty of nothing
Run at the light
Run while stopped
Not busy
Word before "gossip" or "chatter"
Not active
Going nowhere
Inactive
All the unemployed and some of the rich
Park with the engine running
Just sitting around
Loaf
Like doodling
Like hands co-opted by the Devil?
Not doing anything
Run in place
Sans employment
Unoccupied
Far from busy
Like a slacker between albums
What a successful rocker can be?
Wait for the light to change
Baseless
"Spamalot" lyricist Eric
Wait for the start of the drag race
Save the V-8 juice?
Unemployed
Loafing
What a getaway car may be waiting in
Empty
Like doodling
Chilling, say
Kill time
Like hands co-opted by the Devil?
Not doing anything
Sans employment
On break, say
Between chores
Out of action
Sit in traffic
Unengaged
Type of curiosity or speculation
"___ hands are the devil's tools"
Member of Cleese and Chapman's cohort
Not playing
Sitting by
Monty Python member and composer Eric
Just sitting
Between assignments
Off the job
Not engaged
Wait for the start of a drag race
Wait curbside, e.g.
Sitting it out
Not working
Run without moving
Wait at the light
Sit in traffic
Run a car in neutral
Not scheduled to play
Not doing much of anything
Empty
Not doing anything
Like many rumors
Keep the engine running in park
Keep the engine running
Groundless, as rumors
Doing nothing
Like many rumors
Enjoying some downtime
Barely run, as an engine
At leisure
Unoccupied
Without purpose
Pointless
Run at a red light?
Without work
Sit in traffic
Not busy
Wait for the green light
Between gigs
Run in neutral
Between jobs
Run in place
Between gigs
Just hanging, so to speak
Not active
Run at a red light?
Sitting around
On break
Just hanging, so to speak
Not active
Just hanging out
Just sitting around
Goofing off
Resting
Goofing off
At a standstill
Not engaged
Between assignments
Potentially going into screen saver mode
What a getaway car may be waiting in
Pink-slip
Like some threats
"___ hands are the devil's tools"
Far from busy
Loafing
Just sitting
Fritter away time
In mothballs
"___ hands are the devil's tools"
Like some gossip or hands
Unoccupied
Loaf at work
Fallow
Just loafing
No longer working
Not in operation
On one's duff
Out of work
Run in place
Like a couch potato
Run in a traffic jam?
Twiddling one's thumbs
Dormant
Lying around
Like a couch potato
Run in a traffic jam?
Trivial, as chatter
"At liberty," to performers
Having no basis
Trivial, as chatter
Vegging out
Off
Not up to anything
Unfounded, as gossip
Unengaged
Type of curiosity
Stay in neutral
Sitting on one's hands
Run without moving
On the couch
Not in action
Not busy
Nonworking
Like some rumors
Inactive
Doing plenty of nothing
At leisure
Up to nothing
Not doing much
Doing nada
Unemployed
Sitting around
Twiddling one's thumbs
Between tasks
At rest
Like some threats
Loaf at work
With 110-Down, they're said to be 'the devil's workshop'
Dormant
Be a layabout
Hanging out, say
Lounging
Wait for the light
Type of curiosity
Stagnate
Python named Eric
Nothing-doing?
Out of work
Not active
Like hands the devil uses
Dillydally
Not productive
Like some threats
Cleese cohort
Monty Python member
At rest
Like some threats
Not in gear
Vegging out
Not in gear
Without basis
Like some threats
Out of work
Lazing
Twiddling one's thumbs
Wait for the light to change
Not in use
Do-nothing
Unfounded, as gossip
Off-line, perhaps
Doing nothing
Going nowhere
Like some chatter
Barely run, as an engine
Like some hands
Sit at a red light
Run while stopped
Not in use
Pal of Palin
Jobless
Doing nothing
Unemployed
Not scheduled to compete
Just twiddling one's thumbs
Gathering dust
Doing zip
Like inconsequential talk
Cause a screen saver to start
Be in neutral
Like some threats
Like some thoughts
Vain
Not playing
Sit at a red light
Wait for the light to change
Wait for green
Just sitting around
"___ hands are the devil's tools"
Unoccupied?
Just twiddling one's thumbs
At rest
Out of action
Keep the car warm
Gathering dust
Wait in neutral
Not active
Still
Unproductive
Do nothing
Wait at the light
Type of chatter
Sit in traffic
Onetime cohort of Cleese, Palin et al.
Slothful
Sitting on one's hands
Gathering dust
Comedian Eric
Not working
Lazing about
Monty Python member
Insignificant, as gossip
Baseless
Hanging around
Like inconsequential talk
Shiftless
Hanging, so to speak
Baseless
Between jobs
Do nothing
Gathering dust, so to speak
Hanging around
Insignificant, as gossip
Like inconsequential talk
Marking time
Monty Python troupe member
Neutral state?
Marking time
Run out of gear
Spamalot creator
Gathering dust, e.g.
Not playing today
Like a flâneur
"Spamalot" creator
Lay off
Taking it easy
While away
Like some threats
Sit at a light
Unoccupied
Cleese's cohort, once
Gathering dust, so to speak
Up to nothing
Run out of gear
Onetime cohort of Cleese, Palin et al.
Neutral state?
Frivolous
Just sitting
Loafing
Trifling
Monty Python troupe member
Run, but go nowhere
Run in neutral, perhaps
Not up to much
Like some chatter
Run in neutral
Loitering, e.g.
Loafing
Like some rumors
"Spamalot" creator Eric
Baseless
Not in operation
Not occupied
Not working
On one's keister
Lying fallow
"Nuns on the Run" star
Like chatter, perhaps
Like some threats
Lounging
Not working
Run in neutral
Twiddling one's thumbs
"Tears, ___ tears, I know not what they mean": Tennyson
Run in neutral
On the shelf
Displaying a screen saver
Not playing
Like gossip
Out of work, e.g.
Eric who wrote the book for "Spamalot"
Not in operation
Groundless, as speculation
Between engagements
At rest
"Spamalot" creator Eric
Like some rumors
Loafing
Loitering, e.g.
Out of work
Unemployed
At rest
Veg out
Run in park
Run in neutral
Not in action
Like some hands
Like a couch potato
Harmless, as threats
Between engagements
Like some rumors
Furloughed
Daydreaming, say
Between jobs
Asleep, say
Frivolous
Kicked back
On break, say
Unfounded, as rumors
Between assignments
Having time on one's hands
Kind of chatter
Unfounded, as gossip
Wait curbside
Kicking back
Not doing much
Not being used
Meaningless
Shelved
Run without moving
Like some thoughts
Just chilling
Indolent
Unemployed
Frequent Cleese co-star
Without work
Run without moving, as a car
Emulate a couch potato
Just lying around
Lazy
Like a couch potato
Harmless, as threats
Just lying around
Run without moving, as a car
Waiting
Harmless, as threats
Type of chatter
Harmless, as threats
Sit at a stoplight
Waiting around
Comedic actor Eric
Without work
Of no significance
Between gigs
Hang out
On strike
Just hanging around
Nothing-doing?
Run in neutral
Unemployed
Waste time
Wait at the stoplight
Out of action
Not in use
Lounge
Inactive
Between engagements
At rest
Like someone taking five
Inactive
Eric of Monty Python
Hanging around
In between tasks
Not in gear
Wait for the green
Stagnating
Of no importance
Vain
Resting
Nonworking
Unmeaningful
Wait in the car
Wait in the car
Not in operation
Not up to much
Not in production
Taking a break from work
At rest
Monty Python member Eric
Baseless
Marking time
Just twiddling one's thumbs
Having time on one's hands
Cleese colleague
Like a couch potato
Eric of Monty Python
Lying fallow
Not in use
"Monty Python" trouper
Eric of Monty Python fame
Word with gossip or chatter
Like some rumors
Doing nothing
Inactive
Just lying around
Just twiddling one's thumbs
Baseless
Frivolous
In neutral
Just hanging around
Gathering dust
Like a couch potato
Like some chatter
Just twiddling the thumbs
Wait while running?
Like some chatter
Unused
Unproductive
Run out of gear
Loafing
Kind of curiosity
Run in place
Run in neutral
Run at a red light
"Monty Python" regular
Monty Python's Eric
Sit in neutral
Run in place
Eric of Monty Python
Thumb-twiddling
Enjoying the life of Riley
Unfounded, as gossip
Not scheduled to play
Not busy
Mark time
Lounge
Knock about
Groundless
At a standstill
Run out of gear?
Eric of Monty Python
Run while disengaged
Like one who's taking five
Hanging around
At liberty
At rest
Run out of gear?
Eric of Monty Python
Doing nothing
Stay in neutral
Kicked back
At liberty
At a standstill
At a standsfill
Sit in traffic
Run without moving
Between assignments
"As ___ as a painted ship ...": Coleridge
Run in neutral
On strike
Not operative
Go nowhere
Fallow
At leisure
Run without moving
Without work
At liberty
Not operating
Out of action
Kill time
Not active
Putter
Not doing anything
Between gigs
Unfounded
Not operating
Out of action
Wait curbside, often
See 61-Across
Of no use
Not working
Between assignments
Inactive
Wait curbside
Lounging about
Unproductive
Keep the pedal off the metal
Without basis
Vain
Thumb-twiddling
Still
Actor Eric of "Monty Python"
On strike
Unproductive
Laid off
Kind of talk
Indolent
Hanging around
Mothballed
Run in neutral
Like an ineffective threat
Just sitting there
Run in place?
Casual
Not employed
Kind of hands that are "the devil's playthings"
Off-duty
Leave in neutral
Not engaged
Off
Respond to a red light
Run while standing
Like much chatter
Unemployed
Not lifting a finger
Lay off
Eric of Monty Python
Cleese cohort
Monty Python's Eric
Wait for the light
Wait for the green light
Out of action
Run in place?
Stagnating
Wait for a light
Aimless
Like much gossip
Like some chitchat
Barely run, as an engine
Empty
Just lying around
Unfounded, as rumors
Run without moving
Eric of Monty Python
Kind of curiosity
Not playing
Obey a stop sign
Not engaged
Cleese colleague
In mothballs
Laid off
Not going anywhere
Unoccupied?
Wait for a light
Be in neutral
See 18 Across
Unfounded
Island valley, not area offering no fruit?
Papers maybe left alongside entrance to executive lounge
Regularly find clues not working
Turned off
Be a layabout
Run in park
___ curiosity
Going nowhere
Not at work
Killing time
Goof off
Like some fears
Off, in a way
Wait at the red light
Not up to anything
Unused
Unoccupied?
Inactive
Killing time
Just plain lazy
Twiddling one's thumbs
Vegetating
Lazy
Like some fears
Save the V-8 juice?
Sitting on one's hands
Still
Not in use
Thumb-twiddling
See 16 Across
Like some rumors
While away
Out of work
Mothballed
Not working
Run at the light
Put in neutral
Not in operation
Lazy
Dawdle
Wait at the light
Run at the curb
Off the job
Kind of talk
In neutral
At rest
In neutral
Keep the engine running
Insignificant, as chatter
Just hanging around
Not going anywhere
In neutral
Out of action
Kill time
Futile
Just sitting there
Not moving
On the shelf
Lazing about
Shiftless
At liberty
Run in neutral
Not occupied
Not at work
Hang out
Not in operation
Shut down
Laze
Aimless
Unused
"Monty Python" troupe member
Type of chatter
Turned off
Hang around
Run but go nowhere
"Monty Python" regular
Fruitless
Unoccupied
Eric of "Monty Python"
Twiddling thumbs
Useless
Faineant
Vain
Fainéant
Worthless
"Trivolous"
Lazy Eric?
Not kept busy
Another 2 Down
Between engagements
Monty Python's Eric ___
Recumbent
Futile
Otiose
Slothful
"Monty Python" star
Unavailing
Run a car in neutral
An anagram for deli
Like a groundless rumor
In between jobs
Auto mechanic's concern
Relaxing
Motionless
Gainless
Nonworking
Truant
Run but go nowhere
Jobless
Without a job
Like "a painted ship upon a painted ocean"
Kind of chatter
Lallygag
Loaf
Kind of rumor
Hanging around
Like Coleridge's "painted ship"
Laze
At liberty
Not in gear
Without worth
Not functioning
Like a "painted ship"
Shiftless
Like a MOMA ship
Like a ship at the Tate
Run in neutral gear
Recumbent or truant
Shiftless; slothful
Not in harness
Aimless; pointless
"As ___ as a painted ship . . . "
Leisured
Word for the rich
Kind of fancy
Ineffective
Lazy
Type of gear or pulley
___ rich
Type of rumor
Wasted
Like a drone
Move slowly
Waste time
Kind of thoughts
Lazy.
Unoccupied.
Without worth.
Futile.
Dillydally.
Faineant.
Not occupied.
Taking one's ease.
Groundless.
Not employed.
Inactive.
Loaf.
Nonproductive.
Nonworking.
Not in use.
Trifling.
Useless.
At rest.
Unfounded.
Baseless.
Dally.
Leisured.
Fruitless.
Empty.
Adjective for the rich.
Twiddling one's thumbs.
Not engaged.
Like some hands.
At leisure.
Fritter (away).
Unbusy.
Pointless.
Unused.
Loll about.
Vain.
Ineffective.
Fainéant.
Operate leisurely.
Not working.
"___ as a painted ship."
Leading to nothing.
Taking it easy.
Trivial.
Turn gently, as a motor.
Not used.
Inoperative.
Without basis.
Lacking worth.
Not busy.
Frivolous.
Unfounded
Inconsequential
Dally
Doing nothing.
Between engagements.
Waste time.
At ease
Otiant.
Doing nothing
Doing squat
Gathering dust
Going nowhere, not fast
Just sitting
See 41-Across
Sitting around
Wait at the red light
Waiting at a stoplight, probably
Word with curiosity or speculation
Ineffectual.
Waste.
Out of a job.
Unemployed.
Slothful.
On the sidelines.
In the theatre, at liberty.
Run slowly, as a motor.
Waiting for work.
Like a "painted ship upon a painted ocean."
Between jobs.
At liberty.
At a standstill.
Purposeless.
Profitless.
Worthless.
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