Wastes one’s efforts, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wastes one’s efforts, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUNSINCIRCLES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNSINCIRCLES Wastes one’s efforts, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme (13) Wall Street Journal Nov 7, 2022
83% LANDSLIDE Decisive victory, and a hint to this puzzle's theme (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
80% LITMUSTEST Theme of the puzzle (10) Newsday Oct 2, 2025
80% ICEBREAKERS Conversation starters, and a hint to this puzzle's theme (11) Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 2025
77% PUTSONTHEPOUNDS Gains muscle, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme (15) Universal Oct 23, 2025
74% STARTREK This puzzle's theme (8) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
71% SAFE The "S" of NSFW (4) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
71% BREAKFASTSPREAD Morning presentation? ... or a theme hint (15) Universal Oct 30, 2025
71% SIGMA S, in Greece (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
71% SIERRA S, to Nato (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025

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