| Taking an extended break from work |
Universal |
13 Aug 2026 |
| Holidaying, one has chopped veal (2,5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
05 May 2026 |
| Taking a break |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2026 |
| Ashore, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
12 Oct 2025 |
| Holidaying subject to permission (2,5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Sep 2025 |
| Taking a hiatus |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2025 |
| Fresh off the boat, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Away from work |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 Jun 2025 |
| Taking a break (2 wds.) |
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| Deposit bond, essentially, issued beforehand, while they were away |
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| Like someone with an "O.O.O." auto-reply set up, perhaps |
New York Times |
18 Mar 2025 |
| Taking time off work (2,5) |
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| Taken time off work (2.5) |
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| Away for a while |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Holidaying subject to permission (2,5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Officially excused from work |
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| Enjoying a furlough |
Newsday |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Away from private duties, maybe (2,5) |
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| Temporarily out of action? (2,5) |
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| Absent from work or duty (2,5) |
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| Cricket side go off holidaying |
The Times Cryptic |
07 May 2024 |
| Holidaying (2,5) |
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| Taking a sabbatical |
New York Times |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Not working, say |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Keep wearing |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Away for a while |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Off for a bit |
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| Taking a sabbatical |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Aug 2023 |
| Taking a sabbatical |
Thomas Joseph |
16 May 2023 |
| Taking a sabbatical |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Legally off base |
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| Legally off base |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2021 |
| Cricket side go off |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 May 2021 |
| Out with permission, maybe |
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| Out with permission, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2021 |
| Taking a sabbatical |
Thomas Joseph |
19 May 2020 |
| Off base with permission |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Legally off base |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2018 |
| Legally off base |
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| Away from work for a while |
New York Times |
07 Oct 2018 |
| Away for a while |
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| Holidaying subject to permission |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Feb 2018 |
| Absent from work |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Feb 2018 |
| Away from work for a while |
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| Legally off base |
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| Off base with permission |
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| Taking a sabbatical, e.g |
New York Times |
20 Nov 2017 |
| Taking a sabbatical, e.g. |
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| Ashore, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jul 2016 |
| Temporarily not working |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jan 2016 |
| Temporarily not working |
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| Taking vacation, small number lacking energy to go to desert |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Like some new mothers |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2015 |
| Enjoying a furlough |
Newsday |
10 May 2015 |
| Away, in a way |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2015 |
| Like some new mothers |
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| Away, in a way |
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| Enjoying a furlough |
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| Far from the front, maybe |
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| Duty-free? |
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| Temporarily away |
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| Not working |
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| Not working, say |
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| Not working |
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| Away |
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| Recreating, maybe |
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| Having a baby, say |
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| Like many pregnant women |
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| Away for a while |
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| Off base, possibly |
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| Taking a break |
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| Away for a while |
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| Not working |
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| Off base with permission |
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| Legally off-base |
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| Vacationing off base |
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| Duty-free? |
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| Duty-free? |
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| Legally gone |
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| Legally gone |
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| Away with an O.K. |
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| Off base |
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| Off for a stretch |
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| Ashore, maybe |
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| Off the base, perhaps |
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| Away from a teaching post |
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| Away, in a way |
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| Legally out |
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| Taking time off |
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| Legally out |
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| Vacationing off base |
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| Absent with permission from work |
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| Inactive |
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| Vacationing, in a way |
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| Away |
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| Not working |
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| Furloughed |
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| Vacationing from the base |
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| Enjoying a furlough |
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| Not working |
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| Absent with permission |
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| Off base for vacation |
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| Enjoying a furlough |
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| Off base with consent |
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| Duty-free? |
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| Taking a break |
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| Absent with consent |
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| Vacationing |
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| Off-duty |
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| Taking a sabbatical |
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| Off duty |
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| Off-base |
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| Off base |
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| Furloughed |
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| Furloughed |
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| Off base, perhaps |
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| Vacationing from the base |
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| Off base with permission |
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| Taking a break |
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| Taking an absence from work |
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| Taking time off from a job |
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| Away, in a way |
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| Off base, perhaps |
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| Off base? |
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| Off base, in a way |
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| Off-duty |
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| Taking time off |
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| Off-base |
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| Off with permission |
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| Off, in a way |
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| Officially not working |
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| Legally off base |
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| Away doing research, e.g. |
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| Enjoying a furlough |
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| Vacationing |
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| Vacationing, military style |
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| Absent from duty |
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| Out on a pass for home. |
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| Off base, say |
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| OK to be off-base |
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| Off base, with permission. |
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| Home for a furlough. |
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| Enjoying sabbaticals. |
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| Enjoying a furlough. |
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| Having a sabbatical. |
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| Furloughed. |
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