Idle question to a bakery chef? — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 14–letter crossword clue “Idle question to a bakery chef?”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 23rd Aug 1998. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Idle question to a bakery chef?” is WHATSTHEBATTER (14 letters).
We last saw “Idle question to a bakery chef?” in NYT Crossword on 23rd Aug 1998.
The 14-letter answer for “Idle question to a bakery chef?” is WHATSTHEBATTER.
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