| To no avail |
Newsday |
03 Nov 2025 |
| Pointless dossier containing every other letter from cult |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
30 Sep 2025 |
| Pointless, to no effect (6) |
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| Pointless dossier about posh agent, ultimately (6) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Pointless, mostly fun part of Scrabble (6) |
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| Not many use tiles. They say it's a waste of time (6) |
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| Useless, if the fuel is wrong, filling it up (6) |
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| Reportedly hardly any slate, so pointless (6) |
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| Utterly hopeless |
New York Times Mini |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Useless, ineffectual (6) |
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| Ineffectual; pointless (6) |
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| It's useless if lute gets broken (6) |
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| How I left you proved to be ineffectual finally (6) |
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| Useless note in dossier (6) |
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| Fruitless |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2024 |
| In vain, some label it "UFO" when seen heading skywards (6) |
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| Pointless |
Mirror Tea Time |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Pointless, vain |
The Times Concise |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Without purpose (6) |
Puzzler |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Useless |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 May 2024 |
| To blend it into the fuel mixture is useless |
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| Ineffectual flute I play (6) |
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| I play around with a flute - it's pointless (6) |
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| A waste of time |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Lute if played wrong, can be useless (6) |
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| You take a lift in the East but it proves to be ineffectual |
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| Ineffective, useless (6) |
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| Unsuccessful, pointless (6) |
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| Hardly any slate, we hear, so pointless (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
12 Mar 2024 |
| Useless, in vain (6) |
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| Mixing it into the wrong fuel is useless! |
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| "Resistance is ___!" |
USA Today |
09 Dec 2023 |
| It's ineffectual when you and I get left out |
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| Vain, abortive (6) |
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| Pointless |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Aug 2023 |
| Pointless |
Universal |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Pointless empty unit in document holder |
The Times Cryptic |
24 Aug 2022 |
| In vain |
The Guardian Speedy |
15 May 2022 |
| Dossier about ULFA Terrorist leaders is empty |
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| Ineffectual, in vain |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Frame from feature film is absolutely useless |
Irish Times Crosaire |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Damage one flute that is useless |
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| Useless dossier -- just regularly missing inside |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Jan 2021 |
| Totally ineffective |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Destined to fail |
Universal |
08 Dec 2020 |
| Useless record about Utah |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Sep 2020 |
| No good |
LA Times Daily |
18 Oct 2019 |
| No good |
The Washington Post |
18 Oct 2019 |
| Useless |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Aug 2019 |
| Pointless fellow with posh hat |
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| Fruitless |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Feb 2019 |
| Pointless |
Universal |
13 Jan 2019 |
| No good |
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| Pointless |
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| Doomed to fail |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2018 |
| Ineffectual, in vain |
Irish Times Simplex |
03 Aug 2018 |
| Pointless |
The Times Concise |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Effectless |
The Times Concise |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Ineffective |
Thomas Joseph |
05 May 2018 |
| Pointless |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Mar 2018 |
| Pointless |
New York Times |
18 Feb 2018 |
| Vain |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Feb 2018 |
| Pointless |
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| Doomed to fail |
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| Not worth doing |
Universal |
22 Aug 2017 |
| To no avail |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2017 |
| Pointless |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2017 |
| Hopeless |
New York Times |
13 Mar 2017 |
| Not worth doing |
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| Hopeless |
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| Useless loud youth centre with very little floor space |
Irish Times Crosaire |
29 Nov 2016 |
| It's useless turning it into a form of fuel |
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| Pointless, as an effort |
Universal |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Not effective |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2016 |
| Useless, pointless |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Jan 2016 |
| Not effective |
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| Pointless, as an effort |
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| To no purpose |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2015 |
| Not worth doing |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2015 |
| To no purpose |
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| Not worth doing |
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| Absolutely useless |
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| Otiose and deceitful – take a month off and regroup |
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| Pointless |
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| Not worth doing |
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| Useless |
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| Useless |
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| Vain |
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| Useless |
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| In vain |
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| To no avail |
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| Completely ineffective |
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| Vain |
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| Serving no good purpose |
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| In vain |
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| Ineffective |
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| Fruitless. |
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| Vain. |
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| Trifling. |
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| Without effect. |
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