| Not available: 2 wds. | Commuter | 10 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Not available | Wall Street Journal | 09 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Not available | LA Times Daily | 08 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Occupied | Universal | 07 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a phone booth (2 wds.) |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied | LA Times Daily | 01 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Occupied: 2 wds. | Commuter | 20 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Currently occupied (2 wds.) |  |  | 
          
            | Not vacant | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Occupied | Thomas Joseph | 09 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied | The Telegraph Plusword | 10 May 2025 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a shower |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a conference room | Newsday | 23 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | One sister has run away to get engaged | The Times Cryptic | 22 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Unavailable | LA Times Daily | 11 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Not available | Wall Street Journal | 05 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Like many a locked lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Restroom sign phrase (2 wds.) |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied home, but shed only every so often | The Times Cryptic | 01 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Occupied at the moment |  |  | 
          
            | Being occupied, as a chair | Newsday | 27 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Taken from backward services units, but not obsolete (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | Employed in American base (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom | Universal | 09 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 26 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Back inside, the sun is being exploited (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | Spoken for | Newsday | 21 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Occupied by sinuses, predominantly |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied | TV | 03 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Busy terminuses contain this (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | Busy at home oddly unseen | The Sun Two Speed | 23 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Occupied | The Sun Two Speed | 23 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Busy | Thomas Joseph | 14 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Like "occupied" restrooms: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Not available | Wall Street Journal | 24 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Not vacant | Newsday | 18 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Trades Union partly backed working (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied | The Telegraph Plusword | 24 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom | Universal | 24 May 2024 | 
          
            | Occupied (2 wds.) | Commuter | 20 May 2024 | 
          
            | Popular application's not free? (2,3) |  |  | 
          
            | Not idle: 2 wds. | Commuter | 27 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Not vacant | LA Times Mini | 09 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Not vacant | Universal | 03 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Sign on an occupied lavatory | New York Times Mini | 24 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | Universal | 18 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Not available | Thomas Joseph | 12 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | Newsday | 12 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied | LA Times Daily | 14 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied | USA Today | 04 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied | USA Today | 23 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Not available | Thomas Joseph | 04 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a conference room | Newsday | 18 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied | The Telegraph Quick | 08 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Unavailable at the moment | Newsday | 01 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | Universal | 27 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied | Wall Street Journal | 21 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Not vacant | LA Times Daily | 16 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | USA Today | 31 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Currently functioning | Universal | 10 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied | Universal | 07 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Words on an "occupied" restroom: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied | The Telegraph Quick | 28 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Engaged by popular application | Irish Times Crosaire | 25 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied | Universal | 18 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Engaged — working | The Guardian Quick | 13 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | Universal | 17 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied | New York Times | 01 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Like an occupied lavatory | Universal | 22 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a conference room | Newsday | 27 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | USA Today | 13 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Not free | Newsday | 20 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Occupied | Thomas Joseph | 16 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Occupied | New York Times | 07 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory | New York Times | 27 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Not vacant at the moment | Newsday | 24 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Currently engaged | The Guardian Quick | 15 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a loo: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Currently occupied | USA Today | 30 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Busy | Thomas Joseph | 13 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Occupied | Universal | 12 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Busy | Thomas Joseph | 12 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Words on an "occupied" restroom: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable at the moment | Newsday | 10 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Occupied | LA Times Daily | 19 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Occupied | The Washington Post | 19 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | USA Today | 08 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Currently taken | USA Today | 23 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Busy | The Washington Post | 15 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Busy | LA Times Daily | 15 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Not available, perhaps | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Not vacant | Newsday | 21 May 2021 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Currently being applied | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 07 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Like "occupied" restrooms: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Currently occupied | USA Today | 21 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Occupied | Premier Sunday | 13 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Unavailable (please wait) | Newsday | 04 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Busy, as a restroom | New York Times | 24 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Occupied | USA Today | 19 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Not vacant | The Washington Post Sunday | 28 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Occupied | The Washington Post | 31 May 2020 | 
          
            | Being employed | The Washington Post Sunday | 17 May 2020 | 
          
            | Unavailable, say | New York Times | 17 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Operating, as a car | Newsday | 30 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied | Thomas Joseph | 24 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Occupied | Universal | 20 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory | Universal | 07 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Not available | Thomas Joseph | 20 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Not vacant | USA Today | 17 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Busy | New York Times | 21 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Advisory to a waiter | Newsday | 17 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Not vacant | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Not free | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Temporarily unavailable | The Washington Post | 23 May 2019 | 
          
            | Temporarily unavailable | LA Times Daily | 23 May 2019 | 
          
            | Unavailable at the moment | Newsday | 21 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Bathroom stall sign | Wall Street Journal | 25 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Employed | The Washington Post | 01 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Employed | LA Times Daily | 01 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Not vacant |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Employed |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Temporarily unavailable |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Not free |  |  | 
          
            | Employed |  |  | 
          
            | Bathroom stall sign |  |  | 
          
            | Presently occupied | The Washington Post Sunday | 16 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom | The Washington Post | 10 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom | LA Times Daily | 10 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Occupied | New York Times | 04 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Unavailable | Wall Street Journal | 19 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Hip operation that's not free | The Telegraph Cryptic | 06 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Engaged to Sue in production | Irish Times Crosaire | 12 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Lavatory sign | USA Today | 07 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a conference room | Newsday | 28 May 2018 | 
          
            | Operating | LA Times Daily | 28 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Operating | The Washington Post | 28 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Operating right now | Universal | 22 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Operating |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable |  |  | 
          
            | Operating right now |  |  | 
          
            | Lavatory sign |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied | Wall Street Journal | 16 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Currently unavailable | Newsday | 31 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Like a locked bathroom | LA Times Daily | 15 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Like a locked bathroom | The Washington Post | 15 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Unavailable at the moment | The Washington Post | 25 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Unavailable at the moment | LA Times Daily | 25 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Unavailable | LA Times Daily | 20 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Unavailable | The Washington Post | 20 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Occupied | LA Times Daily | 06 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Like occupied bathroom stalls | Universal | 22 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Getting employment that is besetting many students | The Telegraph Toughie | 23 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Not laid up | Newsday | 20 May 2017 | 
          
            | On, as a machine | Newsday | 01 May 2017 | 
          
            | Like a locked bathroom stall | Universal | 10 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Engaged | The Guardian Quick | 26 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Occupied? That is, occupied by students | The Telegraph Cryptic | 10 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Unavailable |  |  | 
          
            | Like occupied bathroom stalls |  |  | 
          
            | Like a locked bathroom stall |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable at the moment |  |  | 
          
            | Like a locked bathroom |  |  | 
          
            | Busy | Thomas Joseph | 20 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Presently occupied | Newsday | 15 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Not currently available | The Washington Post | 28 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Employed | New York Times | 20 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Employed measuring out gram | Irish Times Crosaire | 06 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Not available | Wall Street Journal | 22 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Currently occupied | Newsday | 13 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Functioning currently | Universal | 25 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lav | New York Times | 17 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Like a locked lavatory | Wall Street Journal | 15 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Already occupied | Newsday | 24 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Not currently free | USA Today | 30 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Busy female leaving brew | The Telegraph Cryptic | 09 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Functioning currently |  |  | 
          
            | Employed |  |  | 
          
            | Restroom sign | The Washington Post | 21 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Unavailable for now | Newsday | 23 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Sign on a lavatory | USA Today | 01 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Occupied | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 12 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Not idle | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 20 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Occupied north of Mexico, and east | The Telegraph Toughie | 06 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a bathroom | USA Today | 17 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory | USA Today | 22 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Currently unavailable |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a bathroom |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Sign on a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Not idle |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable for now |  |  | 
          
            | Currently occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Taken |  |  | 
          
            | Already occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Currently occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Currently circulating |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a restroom |  |  | 
          
            | Not free |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Restroom sign |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Sign on a locked door |  |  | 
          
            | Taken |  |  | 
          
            | Taken |  |  | 
          
            | Being occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Engaged |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, like a loo |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable |  |  | 
          
            | Lavatory sign |  |  | 
          
            | Not idle |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a bathroom |  |  | 
          
            | Working, as a machine |  |  | 
          
            | Restroom door sign |  |  | 
          
            | Working, as a machine |  |  | 
          
            | Lavatory sign |  |  | 
          
            | Rest room sign |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable right now |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Rest room sign |  |  | 
          
            | Restroom door sign |  |  | 
          
            | On, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Taken |  |  | 
          
            | Not currently available |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Like a locked lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Currently employed |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Sign on a locked lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Currently occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Not available at the moment |  |  | 
          
            | Sign on a locked lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Words on a restroom sign |  |  | 
          
            | Not vacant, as a restroom |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Temporarily unavailable |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable at the moment |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Not vacant |  |  | 
          
            | Sign on a locked lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Leased |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Lavatory door sign |  |  | 
          
            | Like a locked lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Locked, as a bathroom |  |  | 
          
            | Not vacant, as a restroom |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Already occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Not vacant, as a restroom |  |  | 
          
            | Bathroom sign |  |  | 
          
            | Being employed |  |  | 
          
            | Rest room sign |  |  | 
          
            | Operating |  |  | 
          
            | Being utilized |  |  | 
          
            | Engaged |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Taken |  |  | 
          
            | Locked, as a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Currently occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Lavatory sign |  |  | 
          
            | Locked lavatory stall sign |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Taken |  |  | 
          
            | Employed |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Engaged |  |  | 
          
            | Message on a restroom door, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | "Ocupado" |  |  | 
          
            | Already taken |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Opposite of vacancy, on some signs |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Opposite of vacancy, on some signs |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Like a locked lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Sign over head? |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Sign of occupation |  |  | 
          
            | Locked lavatory sign |  |  | 
          
            | Operating |  |  | 
          
            | Lavatory sign |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Head sign |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a rest room |  |  | 
          
            | Currently employed |  |  | 
          
            | Not vacant |  |  | 
          
            | Available later, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Not idle |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a lavatory |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a rest room |  |  | 
          
            | Not idle |  |  | 
          
            | Engaged |  |  | 
          
            | Being operated |  |  | 
          
            | Sign on a plane facility |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a seat |  |  | 
          
            | Lavatory sign |  |  | 
          
            | Restroom sign |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Rest room sign |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Restroom sign |  |  | 
          
            | Functioning |  |  | 
          
            | Tied up |  |  | 
          
            | Functioning |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Currently working |  |  | 
          
            | Loo sign |  |  | 
          
            | Words on a rest room sign |  |  | 
          
            | Words on a rest room sign |  |  | 
          
            | "Ocupado" |  |  | 
          
            | Loo message |  |  | 
          
            | Rest room sign |  |  | 
          
            | Unavailable, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Spoken for |  |  | 
          
            | "Ocupado" |  |  | 
          
            | "Ocupado" |  |  | 
          
            | Ocupado |  |  | 
          
            | Like a borrowed library book |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as the men's room |  |  | 
          
            | Like stadium restrooms at halftime |  |  | 
          
            | Not free |  |  | 
          
            | Busy |  |  | 
          
            | Employed |  |  | 
          
            | Currently unavailable |  |  | 
          
            | Working at the time |  |  | 
          
            | Being employed |  |  | 
          
            | Not unoccupied |  |  | 
          
            | Being employed |  |  | 
          
            | Currently operating |  |  | 
          
            | "Radar ___" (trooper's warning) |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied, as a washroom |  |  | 
          
            | "Occupied" |  |  | 
          
            | "Radar ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Functioning |  |  | 
          
            | Operating, as radar |  |  | 
          
            | Not available |  |  | 
          
            | Currently operating. |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied |  |  | 
          
            | Operating |  |  | 
          
            | Busily engaged. |  |  | 
          
            | In employment. |  |  | 
          
            | Not lying idle. |  |  | 
          
            | Being employed for a given purpose. |  |  | 
          
            | Not idle. |  |  | 
          
            | Not standing idle. |  |  | 
          
            | Operational. |  |  | 
          
            | Working. |  |  | 
          
            | Being put to service. |  |  | 
          
            | Current |  |  | 
          
            | Employed to some purpose. |  |  | 
          
            | Operating. |  |  | 
          
            | Being employed. |  |  | 
          
            | Being operated. |  |  | 
          
            | Elevator sign. |  |  | 
          
            | Occupied. |  |  | 
          
            | Operative. |  |  |