Instruct employees to start late and become more cheerful Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Instruct employees to start late and become more cheerful featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on November 17, 2025. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ENLIGHTEN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ENLIGHTEN Instruct employees to start late and become more cheerful (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
3% ELL "Late" start? (3)
2% WAHOOS Elated cheers (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
2% WORKER Employee (6) (6) Mirror Classic Nov 16, 2025
2% OLES Spanish cheers (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
2% OLE Futbol cheer (3) USA Today Nov 15, 2025
2% RAH Retro cheer (3) Newsday Nov 14, 2025
2% ENCOURAGE Cheer or urge on (9) The Times Concise Nov 12, 2025
2% IBETTERGO "It's getting late" (9) Universal Nov 8, 2025
2% HOTUP Become warmer or get more exciting! (3,2) (5) Puzzler Nov 7, 2025

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