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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue last seen in LA Times Daily puzzle. 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HALFMEASURE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HALFMEASURE Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue (11) LA Times Daily May 21, 2025
6% DOT Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues (3) New York Times Apr 29, 2026
5% ENDWITHABANG Finish dramatically, or what the answers to the starred clues do (12) LA Times Daily Jun 24, 2026
5% GUILTYASSIN *Totally at fault (Note the initials of the starred clues' answers) (11) Universal Jun 24, 2026
5% STARTERHOME First place to own, and what each answer to an asterisked clue has (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 24, 2026
5% HAIRPIECE Wig, and what each answer to an asterisked clue has (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 21, 2026
5% UNDERCOVERAGENT Operative in each starred clue's answer, because of the word a row above it? (15) Universal Jun 17, 2026
5% SMALLCASTOFCHARACTERS What a modest play has in common with the answer to each italicized clue? (21) New York Times Jun 14, 2026
5% ACR Dir. of this clue's answer (3) The Washington Post Mini Jun 12, 2026
5% MEAGER Paltry (6) USA Today Jun 5, 2026

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