With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts … as seen in four columns in this puzzle? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEARLSBEFORE With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts … as seen in four columns in this puzzle? (12) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
44% POSTER Four-___ bed (bed with four vertical columns) (6)
42% THREE Crowd, in an idiom (5) Universal Feb 13, 2026
40% PRODIGALITY Stick with one lass, shame about wastefulness (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
40% TREY Four minus one (4) New York Times Jan 24, 2026
40% OCTANES 87 and 89, e.g. (7) Universal Jan 22, 2026
40% ELIOT T S ____, Four Quartets writer (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 13, 2026
40% FRITTER Waste (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 11, 2026
40% DOWN One of four in football (4) Universal Jan 5, 2026
40% PAW One of four, for a bear (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026

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