The clue "IDLER" last appeared in the The Guardian Speedy crossword on September 2, 2018. The correct answer for this puzzle is "LAYABOUT", a 8-letter word.
Solution LAYABOUT is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution LAYABOUT is 8 letters long. We have 23 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 148 solutions. The longest is GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE with 18 letters, and the shortest is BO with 2 letters.
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Solutions are between 2 and 18 letters long.