Many a sheep strays, wasting energy (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEAPS Many a sheep strays, wasting energy (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 3, 2024
8% WAIF Stray sheep or calf (4) Newsday Aug 13, 2025
7% ROAMS Sheep eating nothing must be strays (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
7% ERRS Strays (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
6% ERR Stray (3) (3) Mirror Quick Sep 4, 2025
6% LUCIFER Nick and Eric careless with fuel, wasting energy (7) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 20, 2025
6% VIM Energy (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 2, 2025
6% BLOW Waste (4) New York Times Jul 12, 2025
6% DEBRIS Waste (6) New York Times Jul 12, 2025
6% ERRANT Straying (6) Universal Jul 3, 2025

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