Someone for whom working hours seem painfully slow? (5-7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOCKWATCHER Someone for whom working hours seem painfully slow? (5-7) (12) The Guardian Quick Sep 5, 2025
5% TOOREAL Painfully close to home (7) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
5% BIGIF "That's a ___!" ("Seems unlikely!") (5) New York Times Mini Jan 6, 2026
5% IMO "Seems to me" shorthand (3) LA Times Daily Jan 5, 2026
5% ARREST Slow or stop (6) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
5% ADAGIO Slow tempo (6) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
5% RANDO Interloper whom no one seems to know, informally (5) New York Times Dec 27, 2025
5% WEE ___ hours (early hours of the day) (3)
5% PER Miles __ hour (3) Newsday Dec 22, 2025
5% NINEPAST 51 to the hour (8) New York Times Dec 21, 2025

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