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• Pottered around mending pots
• Acted idly
• Fooled (with)
• Teased (with "with")
• Played to young editor
• Backward boy, fool, messed about
• Amused oneself (with)
• Fiddled trivially (with)
• Republican ignored by right-wing editor was not seriously involved
• Fiddled around (with)
• Played with, as an idea
• Like half the theme answers?
• Kicked around, with 'with'
• Engaged in an activity, but not seriously
• Teased, with "with"