"___ the midnight oil" (work late) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BURN "___ the midnight oil" (work late) (4)
8% STAYUP Burn the midnight oil (6) USA Today Sep 15, 2025
6% UPON "Once ___ a midnight dreary ..." (4)
6% ANTONYM Not many working early to late, say (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
6% RATSO Rizzo of "Midnight Cowboy" (5) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
6% LINSEED Oil supplier worked in Leeds (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
6% GRAVEYARDSHIFT Late-night work period (14) Universal Sep 5, 2025
6% DAY Midnight to midnight, e.g. (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2025
6% OIL Burn the midnight ___ (work late) (3)
6% ROBERTBURNS ___ the midnight oil (11)
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