Have on the payroll
The crossword clue "Have on the payroll" is answered by EMPLOY, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
EMPLOY
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMPLOY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EMPLOY
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMPLOY, most used first.
- Hire - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Use - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Put to work - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
- Put on the payroll - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Give a job to - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Have high hopes - ASPIRE, used 79 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
- On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
- Capital of the Bahamas - NASSAU, used 64 times
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