"The devil makes work for idle hands," e.g. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "The devil makes work for idle hands," e.g. . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ADAGE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADAGE "The devil makes work for idle hands," e.g. (5)
84% REACTIONGIF Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g, (11) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
84% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
80% EARN Make at work (4) LA Times Daily Sep 18, 2025
80% LAZY Idle (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
76% SATAN The Devil (5) New York Times Mini Sep 10, 2025
76% LOLLS Is idling (5) Newsday Aug 29, 2025
76% IDLE "The devil makes work for _ hand: (4) (4)
73% GAY The "G" in LGBTQ (3) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
73% TITTLETATTLE Idle gossip (12) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
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