Man given new life to be idle, mostly before a short dash Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Man given new life to be idle, mostly before a short dash last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LAZARUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAZARUS Man given new life to be idle, mostly before a short dash (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 20, 2023
5% MAGS Life and others, for short (4) The Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
5% ERIC Idle or Bana (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% LAZE Be idle (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
5% BIO Life story, for short (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
5% PREOP Before surgery, for short (5) Universal Oct 11, 2025
5% TITTLETATTLE Idle gossip (12) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
5% RAN Dashed (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
5% BIOS Life stories, for short (4)
5% PRATE Idle chatter (5) Newsday Sep 26, 2025

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