Doing nothing, replacing a bludger (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLER Doing nothing, replacing a bludger (5) (5)
7% IDLE Doing nothing (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2026
7% IDLING Doing nothing (6) Commuter Jul 25, 2026
6% INSTEAD As a replacement (7) The Times Concise Aug 6, 2026
6% LIEU In __ of (replacing) (4) Newsday Jul 21, 2026
5% BADLOT Good-for-nothings (6) New York Times Sep 19, 2026
5% NOWWEWAIT "Nothing to do but see how this plays out" (9) The Atlantic Sep 18, 2026
5% ETAL Abbr. that replaces some names (4) The Atlantic Sep 18, 2026
5% THAN "It's better __ nothing" (4) Commuter Sep 16, 2026
5% RECAST Chose a replacement actor (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 15, 2026
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