Retired artist periodically flies inhaling drug and idles Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Retired artist periodically flies inhaling drug and idles last seen in Telegraph 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STAGNATES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAGNATES Retired artist periodically flies inhaling drug and idles (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 14, 2024
2% GOSSIP Idle chatter about others (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 19, 2025
2% STASES Inactive periods (6) New York Times Nov 11, 2025
2% OPIUM Poppy drug (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025
2% LEADUP Preparatory period (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
2% ERIC Idle or Clapton (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 4, 2025
2% HOUR Time period (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
2% ARROW "Time flies like an ___; fruit flies like a banana" (5) Universal Nov 2, 2025
2% ELI Lilly of drugs (3) Premier Sunday Nov 2, 2025
2% SLUMP Unproductive period (5) Universal Nov 2, 2025

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