| Mislaid reason for hopeless endeavour (4,5) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
26 Oct 2025 |
| Couldn't find a kernel of truth in the case - hopeless quest! (4,5) |
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| Price regulations Spooner said have no hope (4,5) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
18 May 2025 |
| Sinking ship proceeds to capsize, with rat running around (4,5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 May 2025 |
| Hopeless attempt by bad cast to interrupt parasite (4,5) |
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| Hopeless endeavour |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Badly cooked cassoulet one that can't be saved? |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Reason can't be found for championing it |
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| Hopeless undertaking (4,5) |
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| Baffled accountant will employ this but it's probably not recoverable |
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| It's hopeless |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Acute loss at war for a hopeless ideal (4,5) |
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| It's doomed to failure |
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| A hopeless situation left a Scot changing treatment (4,5) |
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| Obvious time-waster |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Doctor outclassed, lacking depth in hopeless endeavour |
The Guardian Quiptic |
25 Sep 2023 |
| Situation that's not worth trying to fix |
Universal |
16 Apr 2023 |
| Clueless with 23 down? Presumably, St Jude wouldn't find this challenging! |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Jan 2022 |
| Hopeless endeavor |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Aug 2020 |
| Hopeless endeavor |
USA Today |
26 Apr 2020 |
| Hopeless situation |
The Times Concise |
30 Dec 2018 |
| Hopeless situation |
USA Today |
23 Aug 2018 |
| Despicable bloke trapping stray cats is a hopeless case |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Mar 2018 |
| Hopeless situation: 2 wds. |
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| Hopeless situation |
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| He doesn't stand a chance |
USA Today |
15 Jul 2015 |
| He doesn't stand a chance |
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| Hopeless situation |
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| Hopeless situation |
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| Goner |
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| The Civil War, for the Confederacy |
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| It's not worth pursuing |
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| It's hopeless |
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| Inevitable defeat |
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| Hopeless endeavor |
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| Futile quest |
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| Struggle that has no chance for success. |
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