Idle yet busy around university holiday period Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YULETIDE Idle yet busy around university holiday period (8) The Times Cryptic Mar 1, 2025
3% PASSEDTHETIME Idled (13) Thomas Joseph Nov 21, 2025
3% LABORDAYWEEKEND Holiday period marking the end of summer (15) USA Today Nov 19, 2025
2% UTERO In __ (not yet born) (5) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
2% UNMET Yet to be satisfied (5) Universal Dec 13, 2025
2% EVE Holiday lead-in (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 11, 2025
2% RAW Not yet cooked (3) Newsday Dec 10, 2025
2% OWED Not yet paid (4) USA Today Dec 9, 2025
2% BUTNO "And yet ... " (5) LA Times Daily Dec 8, 2025
2% CHATTER "Idle" talk (7) Commuter Dec 5, 2025

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