Half-hearted American playwright's competitor, in long run Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MILER Half-hearted American playwright's competitor, in long run (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2018
63% PHONEITIN Give a half-hearted effort (9) USA Today Nov 26, 2025
60% NCIS Long-running CBS procedural (4) Universal Oct 19, 2025
60% LAT Long.'s counterpart (3) Universal Sep 4, 2025
57% VIE Be a competitor (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
57% SNL Long-running sketch show, for short (3) Universal Oct 30, 2025
57% ONE Half and half (3) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
54% SOUL Heart and __ (4) Commuter Nov 27, 2025
54% LACKADAISICAL Half-hearted need, aid Calais in reform (13) (13) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 27, 2025
54% UBEREATS DoorDash competitor (8) Universal Nov 23, 2025

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