“Idle hands are the Devil’s ____” (English proverb) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “Idle hands are the Devil’s ____” (English proverb) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLAYTHINGS.

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Crossword Answer For “Idle hands are the Devil’s ____” (English proverb):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLAYTHINGS “Idle hands are the Devil’s ____” (English proverb) (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 7, 2022
66% ADAGE Proverb (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
66% OLDSAW Proverb (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 25, 2025
66% SAW Proverb (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 20, 2025
63% LAZE Be idle (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
63% LAZY Idle (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
60% SATAN The Devil (5) New York Times Mini Sep 10, 2025
60% LOLLS Is idling (5) Newsday Aug 29, 2025
57% TITTLETATTLE Idle gossip (12) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
57% IMP Little devil (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 3, 2025

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