Clues for the word "BUSY"
We've had 65 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 132 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on December 23, 2025.
Definition of busy
- a. - Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.
- a. - Constantly at work; diligent; active.
- a. - Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times; as, a busy street.
- a. - Officious; meddling; foolish active.
- a. - Careful; anxious.
- v. t. - To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.
Referring Clues
- Toiling away
- In use
- Like a madras pattern
- On the go
- Possessing a full schedule
- Having many irons in the fire
- Not free
- Occupied
- Overly detailed
- In use, as a phone line
- Crowded
- Engaged
- Tied up
- Like one with a full schedule
- Like the proverbial beaver
- At it
- Doing something
- Not taking calls, perhaps
- Ornate
- Speed meas.
- Kind of signal
- Hard at work
- Not idle
- Hardly idle
- Active
- Packed with activity
- Otherwise engaged
- Booked solid
- Like a hive
- Wharton dogs
- Like bees or beavers
- On a tight schedule
- Tied up, as a phone line
- Engaged in work
- Phillipps of "Love, Inc."
- Not at all idle
- Unable to get away
- Full of activity
- Active (as a bee?)
- Police officer is engaged
- CID purchase spring onion with diamonds inside?
- Occupied vehicle comes to three-way junction
- Employed
- Fully employed
- Very active
- Industrious
- An unknown number on transport that's crowded
- Having a lot to do
- *Snoop
- Really jumping
- On another call
- Overly ornate
- Serving many customers
- Packed with customers
- Packed
- Occupied with many things
- Bustling
- Like retailers during holiday season
- Kind of phone signal that's nearly obsolete
- Otherwise occupied
- Word with body or work
- Overly adorned
- Multitasking, perhaps
- ___ as a bee
- Unable to hang out
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - December 23, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 25, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 12, 2025
- LA Times - September 28, 2025
- LA Times - August 16, 2025
- LA Times - July 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 08, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 02, 2025
- USA Today - February 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 23, 2025
- LA Times - January 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 24, 2024
- LA Times - November 12, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 29, 2024
- Daily American - August 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 14, 2024
- Daily American - July 29, 2024
- New York Times - June 30, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 19, 2024
- Daily American - June 06, 2024
- Daily American - March 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - February 29, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 05, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 12, 2023
- New York Times - October 06, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 20, 2023
- Mirror Daily - July 30, 2023
- New York Times - June 30, 2023
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