Badly riled, he's not keen to work (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLER Badly riled, he's not keen to work (5) (5)
75% ANNOY Rile (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 29, 2025
68% EAGER Keen (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 3, 2026
68% CHEATED He acted badly and broke rules (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
68% AGOG Keen (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 15, 2026
68% AVID Keen (4) Commuter Jan 7, 2026
68% ANGERED Riled up (7) LA Times Daily Dec 16, 2025
65% REALNEAT "Peachy keen!" (8) Wall Street Journal Jan 28, 2026
62% COVET Want badly (5) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
62% ARDOUR Keenness, zeal (6) (6) Puzzler Jan 22, 2026
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