Crossword answers for clue: a random effort

• STAB_{A random effort.}

• STAB_{Random effort.}

• PREWORK_{Effort before the effort}

• CERF_{"At Random" autobiographer}

• ARBITRARY_{Completely random}

• CAUSAL_{Not random}

• GOT_{"25. I'm supposed to come up with 25 random things? Sorry, I think that's all I've ___"}

• GUESS_{Random shot}

• SPOTCHECK_{Random sampling}

• STAB_{Random guess}