Puzzles that typically have highly inefficient paths from start to finish Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

INEFFICIENT (adjective)
1. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
2. not producing desired results; wasteful

Hint 2: Anagram

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More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (1/30/2026) Answers

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1. Word paired with crafts or letters

5. Italian sparkling wine

9. Prepared to get out of bed, say

14. Title for Judi Dench or Julie Andrews

15. Gender-neutral pronoun

16. Newbie at military school

17. Menu where you'll find Cut, Copy and Paste

18. Products like Roundup or Spectracide

20. Digits punched in at an ATM

21. Totally loses it

22. Briefly address, as a topic

24. Back muscle informally

25. Covered, as a horse's feet

26. Stabilizes with a heavy load

33. Young, treelike Marvel character

34. Put in office

35. Class that might be taught by an American ex-pat

36. Luxury Honda division

37. Stays at the office longer than usual

39. Material for some gloves in a clinic

40. Make everything freeze in place, as in a sci-fi movie

41. Use soap and water on

42. Actor Chaney who was nicknamed "Man of a Thousand Faces"

43. Field for writing in an online form

46. Accept the facts

51. Make a mistake

52. Avoid getting worked up

53. Ciao!

54. Got out of bed

55. Prefix with China

56. Really feeling a workout, say

57. Apt anagram of "notes"

58. Profound, as a thought

59. Greek P's

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1. Skillful

2. Word after ham or AM

3. Like, right now, in a countdown

4. Go down, as the sun

5. Margaret who wrote "The Handmaid's Tale"

6. Luster

7. Casual tops often paired with jeans

8. Online reference for film buffs

9. The Milky Way, for one

10. What a film with a slew of A-listers has

11. Lead-in to phone or gram

12. Lyft alternative

13. Added benefit

19. TV personality and singer Osbourne

21. Many spooky tales told around a campfire

23. Request to a server after eating

26. Moisten with juices, as a turkey

27. Competent

28. Miami neighborhood with many oceanfront hotels

29. Ripped

30. Sister label of Volt Records

31. Sounds from a litter of kittens

32. So many

33. Smile from ear to ear

38. Summery material that wrinkles easily

41. Cleaning tool that might be put through the wringer

43. This symbol: ,

44. Prefix with -dontic and -pedic

45. Tools for diagnosing broken bones

46. ___ row (noisy college town neighborhood)

47. Prefix in aviation

48. "Let's go, guys!"

49. __-washed jeans

50. One of 26 on Houston's Katy Freeway, the widest highway in the world

53. Roofer's material

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