Making them is "dull work," per Samuel Johnson Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DICTIONARIES Making them is "dull work," per Samuel Johnson (12) Newsday Apr 26, 2025
5% EARN Make by working (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
5% APOP Per (4) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
5% BLAH Dull (4) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
5% ESSAY Samuel Johnson work (5)
5% IDLER Samuel Johnson's "The ___" (5)
4% OUTS There are three per side per inning (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 3, 2026
4% THUD Dull sound (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
4% MONEY What makes the world go 'round, per "Cabaret" (5) New York Times Mini Feb 1, 2026
4% ACHE Dull pain (4) Commuter Jan 31, 2026

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