| Like poor soil |
Universal |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Sterile, nonproductive (9) |
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| Deduce slate is non-productive (9) |
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| Conclude slab of clay dried up? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Oct 2024 |
| To work out on slab is unproductive (9) |
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| Sterile, like hybrid F1 carp (9) |
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| Unable to conceive a child (9) |
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| Incapable of producing offspring (9) |
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| *Blank, e.g., in Scrabble |
New York Times |
21 Dec 2023 |
| Assume tradesman finishing early is not productive |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Conclude letter on Scrabble board will be unproductive |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 May 2022 |
| Gather English literature must be rejected as barren |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Conclude part of Scrabble game with ‘barren‘ |
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| Conclude a wall covering is sterile |
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| Assume one involved in Scrabble is not productive |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 May 2018 |
| Gather tradesman finishing early is non-productive |
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