Man picked up work when unoccupied, covering for one retiring Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGHTGOWN Man picked up work when unoccupied, covering for one retiring (9) The Times Cryptic Jun 7, 2025
6% LEARN Pick up (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
6% VACANT Unoccupied (6) The Sun Two Speed Jul 12, 2025
5% IDLE Unoccupied (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 5, 2025
5% APRON Puck cover-up (5) Universal Sep 5, 2025
5% SLOB One whose business isn't picking up? (4) The Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
5% UTE Aussie pick-up truck (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2025
5% TOILS Works up a sweat (5) USA Today Aug 30, 2025
5% ANGLE Use a pick up line? That's one way to look at it (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 30, 2025
5% JACKETPOTATO One stays covered up even when it's baking (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 29, 2025

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