| Sitting at a light |
Newsday |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Not up to much |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 Aug 2025 |
| Two fishes not doing an awful lot |
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| Not having anything in particular to do, I'd fish (6) |
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| I have five hundred fish doing nothing (6) |
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| Said lingeringly, 'Nothing doing inside' (6) |
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| Up to nothing much |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Loafing about (6) |
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| Ticking over (6) |
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| In neutral |
The Times Sunday Concise |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Running out of gear |
New York Times |
04 Aug 2024 |
| Just ticking over in Bridlington (6) |
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| Spending time in inactivity (6) |
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| Ticking over (of an engine)(6) |
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| Sitting still with the motor running (6) |
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| Loafing (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
30 May 2024 |
| Fishes, not close to shore - wasting time (6) |
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| (Of an engine) ticking over |
The Times Concise |
06 Apr 2024 |
| Not being busy, I'd fish (6) |
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| Being lazy, I'd gather heather (6) |
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| I had Heather doing nothing (6) |
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| Having nothing to do, I'd fish (6) |
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| Not going anywhere |
Universal |
29 Feb 2024 |
| Doing nothing |
Universal |
12 Jul 2023 |
| Running in park |
Newsday |
23 Jun 2022 |
| Avoiding work |
The Times Concise |
13 Apr 2022 |
| One left in a lot of murkiness, being lazy? |
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| Wasting time producing papers not telling the truth and leaving out the end of story |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 Nov 2021 |
| Fish not doing very much |
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| Like engines in neutral |
Premier Sunday |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Wasting time |
Newsday |
02 Sep 2021 |
| Avoiding work |
The Times Concise |
01 May 2021 |
| Doing nothing |
The Times Concise |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Loafing or just ticking over |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Oct 2020 |
| Not doing anything |
USA Today |
26 Dec 2019 |
| Going nowhere |
Universal |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Setter would fish, being lazy |
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| Going nowhere |
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| Waiting at a light, perhaps |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2018 |
| Fish making slow progress |
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| I would fish, having free time |
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| Doing nothing one would fish? |
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| Doing nothing |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Apr 2018 |
| Hanging around ruined buildings after coach coming round leaves |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Jan 2018 |
| Waiting at a light, perhaps |
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| I would hang around without hesitation, doing nothing |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Dec 2016 |
| One had chopped tongue lying around, maybe |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Sep 2016 |
| Having nothing particular to do, I would fish |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Aug 2016 |
| In neutral |
LA Times Daily |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Being lazy |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2016 |
| Doing nothing but showing anger? Not British! |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2016 |
| In neutral |
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| Not going anywhere |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Waiting at a light, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jun 2015 |
| Waiting at a light, perhaps |
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| Not going anywhere |
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| Running without moving |
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| Running in neutral |
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| Doing nothing |
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| Waiting at a light, say |
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| Waiting in neutral |
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| Waiting at a light, say |
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| In neutral |
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| Doing nothing |
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| Sitting at the light |
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| Inactivity |
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| In neutral |
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| In neutral |
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| Taking it easy |
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| Wasting time |
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| Taking it easy |
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| Running and going nowhere |
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| Running in place |
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| In neutral |
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| Running slow |
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| Running, but not getting anywhere |
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| Running in neutral |
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| Loitering. |
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| Moving aimlessly. |
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