| Not taut |
Commuter |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Not tight |
The Telegraph Plusword |
18 Oct 2025 |
| Careless (5) |
Mirror Quick |
27 Sep 2025 |
| Casual trousers, almost loose (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
27 Sep 2025 |
| Dismissal keeping 50 without a lot of work? (5) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
03 Aug 2025 |
| Barely work at all |
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| Loose bit of lettuce put in bag |
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| Casual trousers, almost loose (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Careless (5) |
Mirror Quick |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Fuel used when things are not tight? (5) |
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| Sons want less busy time |
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| Dismiss about fifty for being unconscientious (5) |
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| Indolent and carrying a large bag (5) |
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| Careless, doesn't have last item moved to top |
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| Loose half of a pair of trousers? (5) |
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| Popular team communication software |
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| "Cut me some ____!" |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Dismiss about fifty for not being diligent (5) |
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| Slow (businesswise) |
Mirror Tea Time |
07 Mar 2025 |
| Loose |
Mirror Classic |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Be remiss in producing coal-dross (5) |
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| Loose |
Mirror Classic |
16 Jan 2025 |
| Be a lazy worker |
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| Hanging loosely |
Commuter |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Careless (inf) (5) |
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| Not strict; remiss (5) |
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| Is not soundly taught to fire about fifty (5) |
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| Fail to be employee of the month |
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| Coal left in fire |
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| Loose name for fuel (5) |
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| Loose description of small coal (5) |
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| Lazy and careless |
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| Not busy with coal (5) |
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| *"Cut me some ___!", phrase one might use to express frustration |
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| Fire about fifty for being inattentive (5) |
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| It isn't drawn out when it isn't busy (5) |
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| ____ -jawed (open-mouted) |
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| Will ....., 1977-88 Middlesex batter (5) |
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| Lax, loose |
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| Loose |
USA Today |
07 Jun 2024 |
| Left in the container it's not working (5) |
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| Low-grade coal |
The Sun Mini |
18 May 2024 |
| Get some coal, if you're not busy (5) |
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| Being lazy, lacks organisation (5) |
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| Not doing much business providing fuel (5) |
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| Loose |
Mirror Tea Time |
30 Mar 2024 |
| Fire about fifty for being lax (5) |
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| Be neglectful, with "off" |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2024 |
| "Lazy" would be a loose definition (5) |
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| Loose, not tight |
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| Learner in bed showing little activity? (5) |
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| Learner in bed showing little activity? |
The Guardian Quiptic |
04 Mar 2024 |
| Having few orders to execute for fuel (5) |
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| Discord rival |
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| Is not taught soundly to idle (5) |
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| Wilf ..... , 1977-88 Middlesex CCC batsman; 1986 England Test debutant (5) |
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| Loose |
Mirror Classic |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Carrying a large bag that's floppy (5) |
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| Lax not bothered |
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| Not taut |
Commuter |
16 Dec 2023 |
| Not being busy, lay off a number in (5) |
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| Like a loose rope |
Commuter |
08 Dec 2023 |
| Hanging loosely |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2023 |
| 'Cut me some ___!' |
USA Today |
30 May 2023 |
| Loose |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Feb 2023 |
| Not taut; loose |
The Times Concise |
02 Dec 2022 |
| Limp through small deficiency |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Aug 2022 |
| Hanging loosely |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Leeway |
Universal |
22 Jun 2021 |
| Not taut |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2021 |
| Not exercising due diligence |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Droopy |
Canadiana |
12 Oct 2020 |
| "Cut someone some ___" (go easy) |
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| Play in short trousers |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Sep 2020 |
| Opposite of tautness |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2020 |
| Not taut |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Apr 2020 |
| Something to pick up |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2020 |
| "Cut him some ___" (trainee's boon) |
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| What a lenient boss might cut you |
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| Cut me some ___! |
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| Loose-fitting |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2019 |
| "Cut me some ___!" |
Universal |
21 May 2019 |
| Absence of tautness |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Not taut |
Universal |
08 Mar 2019 |
| Needing tightening |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2019 |
| Not taut |
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| Needing tightening |
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| "Cut me some ___!" |
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| Loose-fitting |
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| Small pieces of coal, loose |
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| Cut someone some ___ (allow leeway) |
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| Not taut |
Premier Sunday |
12 Aug 2018 |
| Careless in head of state's absence |
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| Dismissal involves 50 becoming careless |
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| Careless in head of state's absence |
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| Loose |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Nov 2017 |
| Powdery coal |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Sep 2017 |
| Not taut |
The Times Concise |
15 Sep 2017 |
| Not taut, like a rope |
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| *Leeway |
New York Times |
10 Jan 2017 |
| *Leeway |
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| Slow period |
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| Slow period |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2017 |
| Not at all taut |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2016 |
| Hardly taut |
Universal |
20 Feb 2016 |
| Sweden to have insufficient spare capacity |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Dec 2015 |
| Far from busy |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Dec 2015 |
| Coal left in appropriate container |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Hanging loosely |
Universal |
14 May 2015 |
| Not taut |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2015 |
| Not tight |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jan 2015 |
| Not taut |
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| Not tight |
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| Lacking tautness |
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| Hanging loosely |
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| Play in a line |
|
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| Not busy |
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| Not taut |
|
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| Hanging loosely |
|
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| "Cut me some ___!" |
|
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| Hanging loosely |
|
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| Looseness |
|
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| Loose bits of coal |
|
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| "Cut me some __!" |
|
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| Lying loosely |
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| Hardly thriving, as business |
|
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| Rather droopy |
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| ___-jawed (open-mouthed) |
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| Fail to get any work done |
|
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| Hanging loose |
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| Not taut |
|
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| Not taut |
|
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| Not taut |
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| It may be taken up |
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| Thing to take up |
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| Hanging loose |
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| Remiss |
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| __-jawed (open-mouthed) |
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| It may be taken up |
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| Remiss |
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| Loose |
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| Negligent |
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| What the industrious take up |
|
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| "Cut me some _____" |
|
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| It s taken up during tightening |
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| Ease up with off |
|
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| Looseness |
|
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| It may be taken up |
|
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| Lax |
|
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| Not busy |
|
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| Sans tightness |
|
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| Remiss |
|
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| Negligent |
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| Something to be taken up |
|
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| Loose |
|
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| Not busy or active |
|
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| Something to take up |
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| Remiss. |
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| Lacking in activity. |
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| Negligent. |
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| Slow. |
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| Lacking tautness. |
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| Lull. |
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| Dull season. |
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| Neglectful. |
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| Loose. |
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| Not busy. |
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