Gives only perfunctory effort Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gives only perfunctory effort featured in LA Times Daily puzzle on April 22, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PHONESITIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHONESITIN Gives only perfunctory effort (10) LA Times Daily Apr 22, 2026
4% PHONEITIN Give a perfunctory effort (9) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2024
3% RUBBERSTAMPED Approved in a perfunctory manner (13) The Times Concise Feb 9, 2026
3% CASUAL Perfunctory (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 14, 2026
2% AGO An effort gone by (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 21, 2026
2% TRY Make an effort (3) USA Today Apr 20, 2026
2% JUST Only (4) USA Today Apr 20, 2026
2% LGASTP Desperate final effort (6) New York Times Apr 19, 2026
2% VAIN "Their efforts were in ___" (futile) (4)
2% HED "If only ___ listened" (3) The Atlantic Apr 15, 2026

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