Old man in mine, he can't work after an hour Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old man in mine, he can't work after an hour last seen in Times Sunday 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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PITHECANTHROPUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PITHECANTHROPUS Old man in mine, he can't work after an hour (15) The Times Sunday Cryptic Dec 15, 2024
80% INONESOWNTIME Out of working hours (13) The Times Concise Nov 7, 2025
77% MACHO He-man (5) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 21, 2025
77% ATMS After-hours $$$ sources (4) Premier Sunday Sep 7, 2025
77% UNO Hour after mezzanotte (3) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
73% PITS Mines (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
73% PIT Mine (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 20, 2025
73% DIBS "It's mine" (4) Universal Oct 2, 2025
73% AGE Word that can come before or after old (3) The Atlantic Sep 10, 2025
70% MAYO Can possibly with old sauce (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025

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