The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SAT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Was idle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAT | 80 % | 3 |
| LAY | 7 % | 3 |
| XXX | 7 % | 3 |
| SATBY | 7 % | 5 |
Why may SAT be the right solution?
The word "sat" is the past tense of "sit", which means to be seated or to occupy a position. If someone "was idle", it means they were not doing anything and likely sitting or occupying a position without any activity. Therefore, "sat" is the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Was idle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unoccupied
- vacant
- unused
- unemployed
- vacancy
- absence
- default
- void
- opening
- unemployment
- absent
- lacking
Crossword Answer definitions
SAT verb- (of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- (of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
- (of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
- To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- To be a member of a deliberative body.
- Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- (of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- (causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- To babysit.
- To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
- To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
- To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
- A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
- A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
- An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.
- Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology.
- (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SAT
- Had one's portrait done
- Kind of scores
- Made a lap
- Rode the bench
- Used an arm chair
- Was in session
- Convened
- Created a lap
- Minded the baby
- Posed
More clues leading to the result LAY
- Common
- Produce hen fruit
- Frito-__
- Not of the clergy
- Put down, as carpet
- Put down, as track
- Place, as a bet
- Produce an egg
- Bang
- Don Juan's conquest
More clues leading to the result XXX
- V x VI
- Thirty, to Caesar
- Bowler's turkey, on a scoresheet
- Old designation for strong beer
- Love letters?
- 2002 Vin Diesel movie
- "I want you to think of one of your parents ... Concentrate now ... Create an image in your head ... The parent you are thinking of is ___"
- Turkey indicator
- Thirty.
- Symbol for 30.