Wastes time heading away from creeps Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wastes time heading away from creeps featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on July 27, 2026. 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 IDLES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLES Wastes time heading away from creeps (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 27, 2026
3% WITHER Shrivel, waste away (6) The Times Concise Jul 22, 2026
3% ENE Away from WSW (3) LA Times Mini Jul 7, 2026
3% NNE Away from SSW (3) LA Times Mini Jul 3, 2026
3% INCH Creep (along) (4) LA Times Daily Jun 30, 2026
3% ALEE Away from the weather (4) USA Today Quick Jun 28, 2026
3% EVADE Slip away from (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 28, 2026
3% TH Away from the weather (2) USA Today Quick Jun 28, 2026
3% ASEA Away from land (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 23, 2026
3% SSE Away from NNW (3) Eugene Sheffer Jun 22, 2026

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