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% DISTILLED Passed around yet pure (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Apr 27, 2026
3% STAY Period in holiday accommodation (4) The Times Concise Apr 11, 2026
3% LOAFS Idles, with "around" (5) New York Times Apr 7, 2026
3% LESSON Period at school not as busy? (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 4, 2026
2% DAYDREAMER Idle fantasist * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 13, 2026
2% EVES Holiday preceders (4) New York Times May 13, 2026
2% PURIST Fastidious individual trips up around university (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed May 13, 2026
2% ARE "-- we there yet?" (3) Thomas Joseph May 11, 2026
2% TUITION Teaching around university, moving into it (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic May 10, 2026

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