Workers having 40% laid off — look, it's business Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Workers having 40% laid off — look, it's business last seen in Guardian 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AFFAIR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AFFAIR Workers having 40% laid off — look, it's business (6) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 16, 2023
68% GLARE "This means business" look (5) The Washington Post Mini Feb 18, 2026
65% DEUCE 40-40 (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 9, 2026
62% AXED Laid off, as workers (4)
59% EGLANTINE For instance, worker in business producing plant (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 17, 2026
59% PASSONERSQUOSEYEOVER To ____ something is to have a quick look at it (20) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 15, 2026
59% ILL Laid up (3) Puzzler Backwords Feb 12, 2026
59% PEEK Have a quick look (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 25, 2025
56% ROLEMODELS Shows off with job people looked up to (10) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 12, 2026
56% IDLE Not busy (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 7, 2026

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