I had been in front, but became lazy Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLED I had been in front, but became lazy (5) The Telegraph Cryptic May 11, 2015
5% IDLE Lazy (4) (4) Mirror Classic Dec 2, 2025
5% FADED Became dim (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 2, 2025
5% ARTS "O, had I but followed the ___!": "Twelfth Night" (4) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% WORE Had on (4) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
5% HAD "I've been ___!" ("I got fooled!") (3) New York Times Nov 25, 2025
5% DIMMED Became darker (6) The Times Concise Nov 25, 2025
5% ODDSARE "If I had to guess ... " (7) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
5% SUSAN Lazy server (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
5% HAS ____-been (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 18, 2025

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