Waste time and effort, in a way, or progress as this puzzle's circled letters do? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Waste time and effort, in a way, or progress as this puzzle's circled letters do? featured in LA Times Daily puzzle on April 9, 2026. 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 16 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REINVENTTHEWHEEL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REINVENTTHEWHEEL Waste time and effort, in a way, or progress as this puzzle's circled letters do? (16) LA Times Daily Apr 9, 2026
51% COMPASS Backpacker's tool ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (7) New York Times Midi Apr 3, 2026
51% GOOFINGOFF *Wasting time (10) LA Times Daily Mar 29, 2026
49% DILLYDALLY Waste time (10) Universal Feb 22, 2026
47% SIDEKICKS Trusted companions, or what the sets of circled letters in this puzzle literally are (9) LA Times Daily Mar 25, 2026
47% USE "___ sparingly" ("Do not waste it") (3)
47% DAWDLE Waste time (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 21, 2026
47% BETTERGETMOVING "Time's a-wasting!" (15) Universal Jan 4, 2026
45% EDDY Roosevelt wasting time in whirlpool (4) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 31, 2026
45% TWOBYTWO How the animals entered Noah's Ark ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters? (8) New York Times Midi Mar 29, 2026

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