I had shown the way and was lazy (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue I had shown the way and was lazy (5) featured in Guardian Quiptic puzzle on October 18, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDLED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLED I had shown the way and was lazy (5) (5) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 18, 2026
7% NOOFFENSEBUTTON Lazy way to soothe hurt feelings? (15) LA Times Daily Sep 18, 2026
7% SUSAN Lazy ___ (5) New York Times Sep 9, 2026
7% IDEA "I had no ____!" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 15, 2026
6% IVE "___ had it!" (3) New York Times Oct 16, 2026
6% INHERITED I had cakes in there, fancy was left (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 14, 2026
6% IDLE Lazy (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 12, 2026
6% AIRED Shown on television (5) LA Times Mini Oct 9, 2026
6% INANE Silly way <i>ET</i> begins? (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 7, 2026
6% IDLER Lazy person (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 28, 2026

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