Idle colleague Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PALIN Idle colleague (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 14, 2018
98% CLEESE Idle colleague (6) LA Times Daily May 17, 2015
3% SAJAK White's former colleague (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 7, 2025
3% LEAVINGDO Departing colleague's shindig (7,2) (9) Puzzler Nov 6, 2025
3% ERIC Idle or Clapton (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 4, 2025
3% ENDLESS Constant unruly idleness one's ignored (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
3% ALLY Colleague (clot!) dumps wife (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
3% STARRY Colleague of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
3% SLOTH Hotels working without energy - idleness (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
3% OPPO Colleague unaffected by reversal (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 15, 2025

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