Novelist's desperate, lacking time and energy to break into television Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TURGENEV Novelist's desperate, lacking time and energy to break into television (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 18, 2023
59% RUNONFUMES Keep going despite a lack of energy (10) Universal Oct 12, 2025
59% LATHER Hide, lacking energy, in a state of agitation (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 8, 2025
56% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
54% PLEA Desperate request (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
54% MEDIA Film and television (5) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
54% PEP Energy (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 1, 2025
54% VIM Energy (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 30, 2025
54% NEEDY Desperate for money (5) Commuter Sep 16, 2025
54% HARDUP Desperate (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2025

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