I get dole, losing nothing by not working(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “I get dole, losing nothing by not working”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 6th February 2026.
The answer is
I
D
L
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Other clues that solve to IDLE
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #40 across I can dispense with the candle: it's useless (4) 2nd October 2026
- #29 across Inactive (4) 30th September 2026
- #4 down Being lazy, I got led astray (4) 29th September 2026
- #25 down Inactive (4) 5th August 2026
- #36 down Inactive (4) 22nd July 2026
- #14 across I would like tips for doing nothing (4) 26th June 2026
- #8 down Lazy (4) 25th June 2026
- #3 down Unemployed, one gets led astray (4) 13th June 2026
- #16 down Inactive (4) 29th May 2026
- #36 down Inactive (4) 10th May 2026
- #29 across Inactive (4) 21st April 2026
- #7 down Though lazy, I'd almost gone ahead (4) 20th April 2026
- #32 across Inactive (4) 4th April 2026
- #5 down Lazy (4) 2nd March 2026
- #6 down Purposeless (4) 28th February 2026
- #12 across Inactive (4) 17th February 2026
- #26 down Lied in a way that's simply useless (4) 14th February 2026
- #31 down Inactive (4) 13th February 2026
- #2 down I get dole, losing nothing by not working (4) 6th February 2026
- #33 across Inactive (4) 29th January 2026
- #34 across Inactive (4) 9th January 2026
- #34 across Inactive (4) 3rd January 2026
- #29 across Inactive (4) 18th December 2025
- #6 down Laze (4) 5th December 2025
- #6 down Inactive (4) 28th November 2025
- #31 across Such fellows may merely figure to lie around (4) 25th November 2025
- #6 down Inactive (4) 8th November 2025
- #24 across Inactive (4) 1st November 2025
- #29 across Inactive (4) 19th October 2025
- #33 across Inactive (4) 22nd August 2025
- #17 across Having nothing to do, one gets led astray (4) 30th June 2025
- #16 down Inactive (4) 28th June 2025
- #3 down Lied about being out of work (4) 21st June 2025
- #17 across Out of work, I had a certain amount of dole (4) 24th May 2025
- #29 across Inactive (4) 12th May 2025
- #3 down Lazy (4) 12th May 2025
- #33 across Inactive (4) 17th April 2025
- #6 down Inactive (4) 6th March 2025
- #19 across Lazy (4) 28th February 2025
- #31 across Being workshy, lied cunningly (4) 20th January 2025
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 6th February 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down The wee "36" is almost new (6,4)
- #3 down Satisfies one that coins have not fallen inside (8)
- #4 down He has a stab at making a label (7)
- #5 down Delighted, amused and a little embarrassed (7,4)
- #6 down Go towards but leave footprints behind you (4,6)
- #7 down Scribble "sun-stroke" (6)
- #8 down Left, which is a mistake? (3,5)
- #9 across Learns one's no stay-at-home? (5,3)
- #10 across The foreigner is a bit of a liability (3)
- #10 down Stop to get a container to put the second in (5)