| Did nothing |
Commuter |
11 May 2026 |
| Did nothing |
Commuter |
14 Apr 2026 |
| Loafed around |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Apr 2026 |
| Loafed around |
Universal |
04 Apr 2026 |
| Played solitaire at work, say |
Universal |
09 Feb 2026 |
| Did diddly-squat |
New York Times |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Ran in place |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jan 2026 |
| Not engaged |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2026 |
| Did nothing |
Commuter |
26 Dec 2025 |
| Didn't do a thing |
Universal |
19 Dec 2025 |
| Was stuck in traffic |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Dec 2025 |
| Had an "off" day? |
LA Times Mini |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Italy was first after Germany did nothing (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
10 Oct 2025 |
| Loafed around |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Sep 2025 |
| One dead electric light failed to work |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Sep 2025 |
| Did nothing |
Commuter |
07 Aug 2025 |
| Wasted one's time |
The Telegraph Plusword |
30 Jul 2025 |
| Sat doing nothing |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Did nothing, and unfortunately died when about fifty (5) |
|
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| Lounged, lazed (5) |
|
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| I was the first to admit Democrat was lazy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jul 2025 |
| I had light and lounged (5) |
|
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| Left out of gear |
|
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| Slacked |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 Jul 2025 |
| Lied about 500 having been unemployed |
|
|
| Did nothing |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Sat in wait (5) |
|
|
| Ran in place, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Did nothing ___ I had been winning (5) |
|
|
| Lazed in the wild, already alternate (5) |
|
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| I was winning but went slow (5) |
|
|
| Sat around |
Universal |
14 May 2025 |
| Was lazy: walked furtively, second to go (5) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
10 May 2025 |
| Was unproductive |
LA Times Daily |
10 May 2025 |
| Didn't do a whole lot |
|
|
| Ran in neutral, ... the engine |
|
|
| Ran in place? |
Universal |
12 Apr 2025 |
| I had gone first having done nothing (5) |
|
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| I had been a conductor, but became lazy (5) |
|
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| I had been first but didn't work |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2025 |
| I had been in front and relaxed (5) |
|
|
| Was inactive |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Sat around |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Sat in park |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Solomon had managed to get wasted |
|
|
| Lounged indolently |
|
|
| I had been at the front - and took it easy! |
|
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| Did little after I'd made the running (5) |
|
|
| Was still |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2024 |
| Did nothing, ... the day away |
|
|
| Sat at a red light |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2024 |
| What the work-shy did, possibly receiving some dole (5) |
|
|
| Just sat |
Newsday |
21 Nov 2024 |
| Vain daughter did very little (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
05 Nov 2024 |
| Wasn't a go-getter |
Newsday |
02 Nov 2024 |
| I had been in front briefly but ran in neutral (5) |
|
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| Did plenty of nothing |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2024 |
| Furtively walked heading off and did nothing productive (5) |
|
|
| Ticked over (of an engine) |
|
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| Did lounge, lacking guts to work? |
|
|
| Took it easy |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Sep 2024 |
| Did nothing |
Premier Sunday |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Did nothing (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
14 Aug 2024 |
| Regularly indulged, daughter lounged around |
|
|
| Ticked over |
The Sun Mini |
13 Jul 2024 |
| I'd acted as a guide yet didn't do any work |
|
|
| I had been winning but wasted time (5) |
|
|
| Did nothing |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Jun 2024 |
| Lie to a Doctor of Divinity on how I lazed (5) |
|
|
| Goofed off |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Did nothing |
Newsday |
09 Jun 2024 |
| Fiddler heartily upset at having done no work (5) |
|
|
| Was unproductive |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Stayed still |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Was unproductive |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 May 2024 |
| Sat doing nothing |
USA Today |
25 May 2024 |
| I had been in front, but wasted time (5) |
|
|
| I had been in front, but took it easy (5) |
|
|
| Loitered aimlessly with daughter in delicatessen over there |
|
|
| Did nothing - I had been winning (5) |
|
|
| Didn't work |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2024 |
| I had taken first place and relaxed (5) |
|
|
| I had taken first place and relaxed |
The Guardian Cryptic |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Waited at a stoplight, for example |
|
|
| Did zippo |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Upon reflection, employing daughter in shop didn't work |
|
|
| Sat at a red light |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Loafed about |
|
|
| Took it easy |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Feb 2024 |
| Hung about at new deli, on the day (5) |
|
|
| Sat absentmindedly |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2024 |
| Didn't do anything |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2024 |
| Sat around and did nothing |
New York Times Mini |
26 Dec 2023 |
| Was lazy and walked furtively avoiding sun (5) |
|
|
| Sat motionless (5) |
|
|
| Twiddled one’s thumbs |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Nov 2023 |
| Twiddled thumbs |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2023 |
| Ran in neutral |
Newsday |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Lazed |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Sep 2023 |
| As Ava ___ nearby, gathering her courage, |
New York Times |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Ticked over |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Aug 2023 |
| Did nothing |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Aug 2023 |
| Ran in place |
New York Times |
02 Aug 2023 |
| Lounged around, keeping the clock company |
Family Time |
20 Jun 2023 |
| Sat at a light, say |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jun 2023 |
| Did nothing |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jun 2023 |
| Sat in traffic, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2023 |
| Did nothing |
USA Today |
07 Apr 2023 |
| Did very little |
The Guardian Quick |
15 Mar 2023 |
| Stayed in neutral |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2023 |
| Didn't go anywhere |
New York Times |
05 Feb 2023 |
| Did nothing |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Dec 2022 |
| Did nothing seeing instinct left editor |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Nov 2022 |
| What lazy person did? One had been in front |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Oct 2022 |
| Lazed |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jul 2022 |
| I was the manager after days, and did very little! |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Sat at a light |
Newsday |
15 May 2022 |
| Loafed around |
Newsday |
02 May 2022 |
| Did nothing |
Universal |
15 Apr 2022 |
| Compiler had been at the forefront and did nothing |
|
|
| Spent time inactive |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2022 |
| Ran standing still |
|
|
| Ran standing still |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Loafed around |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Feb 2022 |
| Just sat there |
|
|
| Spent time doing nothing |
USA Today |
10 Oct 2021 |
| Did diddly squat |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2021 |
| Day passed, I basically did nothing |
|
|
| Kept the engine on |
Universal |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Ran out of gear – Bluth had been in front |
|
|
| Loafed around |
Newsday |
15 Feb 2021 |
| Sat around |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2020 |
| (Of an engine) ran out of gear |
The Times Concise |
08 Dec 2020 |
| Just sat around |
Newsday |
08 Dec 2020 |
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2020 |
| Killed time |
LA Times Daily |
10 Nov 2020 |
| Killed time |
|
|
| Waited at a light, say |
Universal |
03 Nov 2020 |
| Did zip |
Newsday |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Did nothing |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2020 |
| Waited at a red light, say |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2020 |
| (Of engine) ticked over |
The Times Concise |
27 Aug 2020 |
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
The Guardian Speedy |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Killed time |
New York Times |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Had nothing to do |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2020 |
| Stayed in place |
|
|
| Loafed around |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Jul 2020 |
| Did nothing |
The Times Concise |
14 Jun 2020 |
| Turned over papers brought to light |
|
|
| Turned over papers by the light |
|
|
| Ran in place, say |
|
|
| Ran without moving |
Universal |
16 Apr 2020 |
| Moved furtively heading off, but didn't do anything |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
LA Times Daily |
23 Mar 2020 |
| Did nothing |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Avoided work and moved along, ignoring leader |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Feb 2020 |
| Sat at a red light |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2020 |
| Ticked over five hundred large — that is five hundred— boxes! |
|
|
| Did nothing in games from Middle Ages |
|
|
| Killed time |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Nov 2019 |
| Ran in place, in a way |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Sat at a light |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Sat at a light |
|
|
| I'd gone first, and just ran |
|
|
| Ran in place? |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2019 |
| Did a whole lot of nothing |
New York Times |
30 Apr 2019 |
| Ran in neutral |
Universal |
20 Mar 2019 |
| Ran in neutral |
LA Times Daily |
11 Mar 2019 |
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Ran in place? |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Sat at a light |
|
|
| Did a whole lot of nothing |
|
|
| Ran in place, in a way |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| One day, provoked, did nothing |
|
|
| Ran in place? |
Universal |
24 Aug 2018 |
| Ran in place |
New York Times |
04 Aug 2018 |
| One day, provoked, did nothing |
|
|
| Part of personality was dominant or was quiescent |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Ran in place |
Premier Sunday |
03 Jun 2018 |
| Lazed |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 May 2018 |
| Wasn't productive |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2018 |
| Was lazy |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Feb 2018 |
| Was in a jam? |
|
|
| Was in a jam? |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jan 2018 |
| Was in a jam? |
|
|
| Killed time |
|
|
| Ran in place? |
|
|
| Wasn't productive |
|
|
| Ran in place |
|
|
| Ran at a red light |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2017 |
| Ran in neutral |
Newsday |
26 Jul 2017 |
| Just sat |
Newsday |
23 Jul 2017 |
| Chalmie had been first and did nothing |
|
|
| Did nothing |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jun 2017 |
| Dogged it |
New York Times |
19 May 2017 |
| Wasted gas |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2017 |
| Loafed |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2017 |
| Loafed |
|
|
| Loafed |
|
|
| Dogged it |
|
|
| Ran at a red light |
|
|
| Did lounge at the front illuminate date / clock display? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Nov 2016 |
| Moved off slowly, though not at first; the engine wasn't in gear! |
|
|
| Guided by instinct, didn't do much |
|
|
| Did nothing, but lied about pinching diamonds |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Oct 2016 |
| Sample of dolcelatte where you'd find it served up? Wasn't engaged |
|
|
| Ran in park |
Premier Sunday |
17 Jul 2016 |
| Did some whittling, say |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2015 |
| Warmed an engine |
USA Today |
11 Oct 2015 |
| Ran without moving |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2015 |
| Lazed about |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2015 |
| Lollygagged |
|
|
| I had been in front, but became lazy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 May 2015 |
| Did very little |
Premier Sunday |
26 Apr 2015 |
| Ran without moving |
|
|
| Lollygagged |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Did some whittling, say |
|
|
| Lazed about |
|
|
| Warmed an engine |
|
|
| Did very little |
|
|
| Didn't do a thing |
|
|
| Wasn't a go-getter |
|
|
| Waited curbside at the airport, say |
|
|
| Lollygagged |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| Went furtively topless but did nothing? |
|
|
| Killed time |
|
|
| Just hung around |
|
|
| Sat around |
|
|
| Ran in place |
|
|
| Vegetated |
|
|
| Vegged out |
|
|
| Did nothing |
|
|
| Kept the engine running |
|
|
| Loafed around |
|
|
| Waited for the green light |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| Lazed around |
|
|
| Sat rocking, say |
|
|
| Sat rocking, say |
|
|
| Took to the hammock |
|
|
| Ran on red |
|
|
| Sat |
|
|
| Sat around |
|
|
| Remained still while running |
|
|
| Wasn't employed |
|
|
| Killed time |
|
|
| Sat and did nothing |
|
|
| Whittled on the porch, say |
|
|
| Whittled on the porch, say |
|
|
| Ran in place |
|
|
| Ran in place |
|
|
| Ran in park |
|
|
| Did naught |
|
|
| Hung around |
|
|
| Laid off |
|
|
| Waited for the light to change |
|
|
| Waited for the green light |
|
|
| Sat in neutral |
|
|
| Did nothing |
|
|
| Wasted gas, maybe |
|
|
| Sat at a red light, e.g. |
|
|
| Sat at a red light |
|
|
| Did nothing |
|
|
| Let go from work |
|
|
| Just sat around |
|
|
| Kept the engine running |
|
|
| Did nothing |
|
|
| Sat around |
|
|
| Waited for the light to turn green |
|
|
| Wasted time |
|
|
| Not working |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Vegged out |
|
|
| Wasted gas |
|
|
| Vegged out |
|
|
| Sat at a red light, say |
|
|
| Stayed put |
|
|
| Wasn't active |
|
|
| Remained still while running |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| Did little |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Wasn't active |
|
|
| Sat at a red light, say |
|
|
| Killed time |
|
|
| Did nothing much |
|
|
| Ran in park |
|
|
| Was in neutral |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| Lounged |
|
|
| Ran without going anywhere |
|
|
| Had an off day? |
|
|
| Putzed around |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Ran but got nowhere |
|
|
| Paused in a car |
|
|
| Did nothing |
|
|
| Now unemployed |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Took it easy |
|
|
| Loafed around |
|
|
| Ran without moving |
|
|
| Lazed |
|
|
| Laid off |
|
|
| Laid off |
|
|
| Ran without moving |
|
|
| Sat at the curb |
|
|
| Took it easy |
|
|
| Put out of work |
|
|
| Hung around |
|
|
| Did nothing |
|
|
| Ran without moving |
|
|
| Took it easy |
|
|
| Ran in place? |
|
|
| Put out of work |
|
|
| Made doodles |
|
|
| Sat in neutral |
|
|
| Ran in place? |
|
|
| Ran without moving |
|
|
| Was not in gear? |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Hung around |
|
|
| Loafed |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| Puttered around |
|
|
| Shirked work |
|
|
| Squandered, with "away" |
|
|
| Waited for the green |
|
|
| Wasted time |
|
|
| Warmed an engine |
|
|
| Ran without moving |
|
|
| Sat around |
|
|
| Went nowhere |
|
|
| Ran without moving |
|
|
| Did nothing |
|
|
| Loafed around |
|
|
| Let go from work |
|
|
| Did naught |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| Lazed around |
|
|
| Hung around |
|
|
| Wasted time |
|
|
| Twiddled one's thumbs |
|
|
| Loafed |
|
|
| On strike |
|
|
| Goldbricked |
|
|
| Didn't stay active |
|
|
| Did nothing |
|
|
| Sat and did nothing |
|
|
| Wasted time |
|
|
| Ran without moving |
|
|
| Ran in neutral |
|
|
| Loafed |
|
|
| Waited around |
|
|
| Unemployed |
|
|
| Spent time lazily |
|
|
| Loitered |
|
|
| Lolled |
|
|
| Dawdled |
|
|
| Lallygagged |
|
|
| Lazed |
|
|
| Took it very easy |
|
|
| Ran disconnected |
|
|
| Frittered time away |
|
|
| Whiled away the days |
|
|
| Moved slowly. |
|
|
| Killed time. |
|
|
| Took it easy. |
|
|
| Wasted time. |
|
|
| Loafed. |
|
|
| Lazed. |
|
|
| Trifled. |
|
|
| Moved slowly or aimlessly. |
|
|
| Did nothing. |
|
|
| Was inactive |
|
|