Author who said “Punctuality is the virtue of the bored” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Author who said “Punctuality is the virtue of the bored” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EVELYNWAUGH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EVELYNWAUGH Author who said “Punctuality is the virtue of the bored” (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 17, 2017
6% LATE Not punctual (4) USA Today Dec 18, 2025
6% THEDOT Punctual people are said to arrive on this (6) New York Times Nov 18, 2025
5% ISA "Patience __ virtue" (3) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
5% DULL Boring (4) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
5% MERITS Virtues (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 1, 2026
5% TIRE Bore (4) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
5% ATTRIBUTE Virtue (9) The Telegraph Quick Dec 24, 2025
5% HOHUM Boring (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 23, 2025
5% BLAH Boring (4) LA Times Daily Dec 22, 2025

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