The Clue
Idle one (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DRONE
Tags
Notes
The answer DRONE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bagpipe
Bombinate
Drudge
Go on and on
Hum
Idler
Loafer
Monotone
Parasite
Sluggard
Talk on and on
Worker
Bagpipe part
Dreary sound
Dull speaker
Hive member
Hive occupant
Hum, e.g.
Humming sound
Male honeybee
Many a lecturer
Pilotless aircraft
Pilotless airplane
Pilotless plane
Queen's attendant
Stingless bee
Uninspiring talk
Unpiloted plane
Be an utter bore?
Hurdy-gurdy sound
It doesn't sting
Military reconnaissance tool
Radio-controlled plane
Remote-controlled plane
Stingless, feckless bee
Unengaging speaking voice
Be a poor public speaker
Plane over Yemen, maybe
Definition
DRONE as a noun:
1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
2. (monotone, drone, droning) = an unchanging intonation
3. (dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke) = someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
4. (drone, pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft) = an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
5. (drone, drone pipe, bourdon) = a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
DRONE as a verb:
1. make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
2. (drone, drone on) = talk in a monotonous voice