Receives in return for effort Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EARNS Receives in return for effort (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 12, 2020
3% TRY Make an effort (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
3% REMAND Return to custody (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
3% YIELDS Investors' returns (6) Universal Jan 22, 2026
3% TRIED Made an effort (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 20, 2026
3% AFOR Get an -- effort (4) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
3% VENTS Air returns (5) LA Times Daily Jan 17, 2026
3% UTMOST Maximum effort (6) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
3% GETSABADRAP Receives unfair criticism (11) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
3% SSNS Return IDs (4) Newsday Jan 16, 2026

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