“With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts … as seen in four columns in this puzzle?”
This clue appeared as 16-Down in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 30, 2025. The answer has 12 letters.
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The clue “With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts … as seen in four columns in this puzzle?” ran in the NYT Crossword on November 30, 2025 as 16-Down. Its answer is a 12-letter word that starts with P and ends with E, with 5 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts … as seen in four columns in this puzzle?” clue?+
The answer is PEARLSBEFORE (12 letters), from the NYT Crossword of November 30, 2025.
Where has this clue appeared?+
We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.
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