Barely run the engine Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Barely run the engine . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLE Barely run the engine (4)
4% STREAKS Barely runs? (7) New York Times Aug 2, 2026
3% EKES Barely gets (by) (4) LA Times Daily Aug 4, 2026
3% CONTROL Running (7) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 2, 2026
3% CRAWLING Like traffic that's barely moving (8) The Atlantic Jul 30, 2026
3% APPAREL Clobber engineers in shock (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 29, 2026
3% REV Make an engine run faster (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 28, 2026
3% MOTOR Car's engine (5) Commuter Jul 28, 2026
3% EKE Barely get, with "out" (3) New York Times Jul 20, 2026
3% MECHANIC Engineer (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jul 17, 2026
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