Having time on your hands, idle ruse failed (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Having time on your hands, idle ruse failed (8) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEISURED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEISURED Having time on your hands, idle ruse failed (8) (8)
6% PASSEDTHETIME Idled (13) Thomas Joseph Nov 21, 2025
6% TRICK Ruse (5) Commuter Nov 15, 2025
6% CARDS They're in your hand (5) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
6% HOAX Ruse (4) USA Today Oct 25, 2025
5% FEW Handful (3)
5% OMIT Fail to include (4)
5% PAW Hand (3) The Telegraph Mini Nov 21, 2025
5% OWN Have to your name in Brownsville (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
5% TANKS Fails miserably (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 18, 2025
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