| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| White-collar employee doing boring work | USA Today | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Office drone | USA Today | 15 Aug 2019 |
| Office drone | ||
| Office worker or newsagent? | The Times Cryptic | 03 Jan 2017 |
| Bureaucrat | ||
| Desk jockey | ||
| *Routine-bound bureaucrat | ||
| Bureaucrat | ||
| Bureaucrat, say |