Be idle, offering story before a whole lot of drinks Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Be idle, offering story before a whole lot of drinks last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIEAROUND.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIEAROUND Be idle, offering story before a whole lot of drinks (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 28, 2019
7% HEAP Whole lot (4) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
7% SLEW Whole lot (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 23, 2025
6% USEDCARS Lot offerings (8) Thomas Joseph Sep 11, 2025
6% SLEWS Whole lots (5) Newsday Aug 8, 2025
6% TON Whole lot (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 26, 2025
6% ALL The whole lot (3)
5% ERIC Idle or Bana (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% LAZE Be idle (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
5% ENTIRETY Whole (8) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025

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