| One with no chance or phone broken |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Poor hen struggled, one not having any chance of success (2-5) |
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| The poor hen sadly is one with little prospect (2-5) |
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| Useless individual (2-5) |
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| Pessimist perhaps is lost cause |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Useless person |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Number given hard work having hesitation a one is bound to fail (2-5) |
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| Number given hard work having hesitation - one is bound to fail (2-5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
06 May 2025 |
| Person unlikely to succeed (2-5) |
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| Hope Ron could arrange something that has absolutely zilch chance of success (2-5) |
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| One not expected to be successful (2,5) |
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| One without a chance (RENO HOP anagram)(2,5) |
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| Person who displays marked incompetence (2-5) |
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| I'm surprised about backing a real outsider |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Nov 2024 |
| Without a chance, as a bad racetrack choice (POOR HEN anagram) (2,5) |
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| Failure in phone or exchange (2-5) |
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| A certain loser with mobile phone, ringing old king |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Dead loss (2-5) |
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| Certain 3 Down |
The Guardian Quick |
09 Apr 2024 |
| Useless individual (colloq) (2,5) |
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| Pathetic sort of mobile phone cover for owner (2-5) |
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| Pathetic sort of mobile phone cover for owner |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Poor hen, somehow, one bound to fail |
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| Negative laugh for every sad person |
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| Poor hen might be a failure |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Lost cause |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Two sorts of drama -one incomplete and a lost cause (2-5) |
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| Flop (2,5) |
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| Upset salesman honourable about nothing is loser (2-5) |
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| Certain loser |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Certain loser (2-5) |
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| Last in Scottish Open, or out of form one who is never going to win? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Expected failure |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Oct 2022 |
| Definite loser? Work inside on her jumping |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Eternal loser, no flair ultimately limiting hard work and energy |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Jul 2022 |
| Rank outsider? Work inside on her running |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Oct 2021 |
| One with a record of failing; loser |
The Guardian Speedy |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Useless type of phone or mobile? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
28 Nov 2020 |
| Bad racetrack choice |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Sep 2020 |
| One of the also-rans is realist? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Jul 2020 |
| Lost cause (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Useless person one pro wheels round hospital |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Pessimist perhaps is lost cause |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Useless person (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Useless person |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Aug 2019 |
| Poor hen might be a failure |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Feb 2019 |
| Useless person |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Feb 2019 |
| Useless person |
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| Poor hen mistreated -- one's always beaten |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Nov 2018 |
| One with no prospects |
The Times Concise |
06 Sep 2018 |
| Loser prone to sprawl around house |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Dec 2016 |
| Loser |
The Guardian Speedy |
07 Feb 2016 |
| Two stage productions nearly a failure |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Nov 2015 |
| Anything or anyone with absolutely nil chance of success |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
25 Oct 2015 |
| Darling's upset over a failure |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Jul 2015 |
| Bad racetrack choice |
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