Not busy
The crossword clue "Not busy" is answered by IDLE, a 4-letter entry. Used 132 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
IDLE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IDLE answer page.
Used 132 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- SLOW (20 uses in xd)
- SLACK (3 uses in xd)
- AROUND (1 uses in xd)
- ATLEISURE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IDLE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by IDLE, most used first.
- Doing nothing - used 237 times, most recently in 2026
- Not doing anything - used 165 times, most recently in 2026
- Inactive - used 154 times, most recently in 2026
- Between jobs - used 87 times, most recently in 2025
- Just sitting around - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Not fooled by - ONTO, used 444 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- Busy as ___ - ABEE, used 201 times
- If not - ELSE, used 199 times
- Not "fer" - AGIN, used 181 times
- Not pro - ANTI, used 172 times
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