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% ONE An hour after noon (3) Newsday Nov 3, 2026
77% SHIFT Adjust to working hours (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 7, 2026
77% NESS Costner T-man role (4) Newsday Oct 11, 2026
77% HORUS Work hours for Egyptian deity (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 1, 2026
73% ORE It's mined, all mined! (3) LA Times Daily Nov 6, 2026
73% JEANSMATERIAL Mined? (13) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2026
73% EGO It's mine, all mine! (3) New York Times Oct 9, 2026
73% YOURS Not mine (5) New York Times Special Crossword Oct 7, 2026
73% DAD "Old man" (3) New York Times Sep 23, 2026

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