| ____ situation, a lost cause |
The Telegraph Plusword |
27 Jul 2025 |
| Describing a situation where everyone loses (2-3) |
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| Hopeless at present at home (2-3) |
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| Only-lose situation? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Depressing scenario describes batter |
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| Pointless at present inside (2-3) |
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| Futile, as a situation |
Newsday |
12 May 2025 |
| Lose-lose |
LA Times Daily |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Like a situation offering only bad outcomes |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Mar 2025 |
| What describes a situation in which a favourable outcome is impossible? (2-3) |
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| Situation in which one is bound to lose |
The Telegraph Mini |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Limitlessly clever, or hopeless |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Currently elected, and hopeless! |
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| Like some hopeless situations |
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| Like some unpleasant situations |
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| Movie ad phrase: ___ theaters |
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| Unpromising, as situations |
Newsday |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Situation guaranteed an unhappy outcome |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Jun 2024 |
| Currently at home with zero chance of success (2-3) |
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| Fly out of bounds, doomed |
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| Kind of situation, and a hint to making sense of the starred answers |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2024 |
| Like a lose-lose situation |
Universal |
04 Mar 2024 |
| Having only unfavorable outcomes |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Mar 2024 |
| Futile, as a situation |
Newsday |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Currently popular draw perhaps |
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| Kind of situation that's hopeless |
New York Times |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Like a lose-lose situation |
Universal |
20 Apr 2023 |
| Bad kind of situation |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Sep 2022 |
| Lose-lose |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2022 |
| Lose-lose |
Universal |
10 Jun 2022 |
| Certain to end in failure |
The Guardian Quick |
09 Jun 2022 |
| Bad sort of situation |
LA Times Daily |
01 Apr 2022 |
| Bad sort of situation |
The Washington Post |
01 Apr 2022 |
| Unenviable situation |
The Guardian Speedy |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Like a hopeless situation |
USA Today |
31 Dec 2021 |
| Bad kind of situation |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Oct 2021 |
| Lose-lose |
USA Today |
18 Jun 2021 |
| Like a hopeless situation |
Universal |
06 Jun 2021 |
| Bad kind of situation |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Apr 2021 |
| Like futile situations |
Universal |
28 Apr 2021 |
| Having only unfavorable outcomes |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Apr 2021 |
| Hopeless, as a situation |
The Washington Post |
23 Sep 2020 |
| Hopeless, as a situation |
LA Times Daily |
23 Sep 2020 |
| Like a hopeless situation |
New York Times |
30 May 2020 |
| Unpromising, as a situation |
Newsday |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Vain |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Like some situations |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Nov 2019 |
| Immediately popular like Catch-22? |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Apr 2019 |
| Hopeless, as situations go |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Apr 2019 |
| Hopeless or futile |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Apr 2019 |
| Hopeless, as situations go |
USA Today |
02 Apr 2019 |
| Hopeless, as situations go |
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| Hopeless, as situations go |
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| Like hopeless situations |
Jonesin |
27 Nov 2018 |
| Like a lose-lose situation |
The Washington Post Sunday |
24 Jun 2018 |
| Lose-lose |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2017 |
| Hopeless, having been elected today? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Jun 2017 |
| Today's 'trendy' bound to fail |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Feb 2017 |
| Surely losing present home |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Feb 2017 |
| Lose-lose |
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| Situation for a tie? |
Universal |
30 Dec 2016 |
| Knowingly accepts such a hopeless situation |
The Times Cryptic |
31 Aug 2016 |
| Offering only unhappy outcomes |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Jan 2016 |
| Hopeless, immediately having got elected |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Jan 2016 |
| Situation for a tie? |
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| Hopeless, as a situation |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2015 |
| Futile |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2015 |
| Hopeless, as a situation |
New York Times |
07 Sep 2015 |
| Kind of situation |
Universal |
30 Jul 2015 |
| "It's a ___ situation!" |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2015 |
| Popular at present yet without any chance of success |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 May 2015 |
| Hopeless situation |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2015 |
| "It's a ___ situation!" |
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| Like hopeless situations |
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| Futile |
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| Hopeless, as a situation |
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| Kind of situation |
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| Hopeless situation |
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| Hopeless, as a situation |
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| Kind of situation |
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| Having only unfavorable outcomes |
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| Unsalvageable |
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| Sure to end badly |
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| Lose-lose |
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| Lose-lose |
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| Sure to end badly |
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| Like a hopeless situation |
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| Hopeless, as a situation |
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| Like a Catch-22 |
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| Like a hopeless situation |
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| Like hopeless situations |
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| Like hopeless situations |
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| Sure to end badly |
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| Hopeless |
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| Kind of situation |
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| Hopeless |
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| Hopeless |
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| Like a hopeless situation |
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| Futile |
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| Like a choice between evils |
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| Like a hopeless situation |
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| Like a choice between evils |
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| Sure to end in failure, as a situation |
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| Sure to end in failure, as a situation |
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| Impossible, and hint to this puzzle's theme |
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| Like a Catch-22 |
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| Lose-lose |
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| Impossible, and hint to this puzzle's theme |
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| Certain kind of situation |
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| Beyond help |
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| Hopeless, as situations go |
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| 'It's a -- situation' |
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| -- situation |
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| Type of situation |
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| Type of situation |
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| Bound to fail |
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| Darned-if-you-do, darned-if-you-don't |
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| Darned-if-you-do, darned-if-you-don't |
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| Unpromising, as a situation |
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| Hopeless, as a situation |
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| Like some situations |
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| Grim, as a situation |
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| Like a hopeless situation |
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| Impossible |
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| Like some situations |
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| Like some situations |
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| Like an impossible situation |
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| Like some situations |
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| Sort of situation |
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| Bound to fail |
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| Like an impossible situation |
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| Sort of situation |
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| "It's a ___ situation!" |
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| Like some situations |
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| Hopeless, as situations go |
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| Hopeless situation |
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| Like a frustrating situation |
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| Type of situation |
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| Kind of situation |
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| Hopeless |
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| _____ situation |
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