| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Futile | LA Times Daily | 11 May 2025 |
| UFO's one could see as serving no purpose (2,2,3) | ||
| Having no utility | ||
| A waste of time | Newsday | 16 Dec 2023 |
| Pointless | LA Times Daily | 03 Jan 2022 |
| Fruitless | Universal | 22 Jun 2021 |
| Pointless | Newsday | 02 Aug 2020 |
| Pointless | ||
| Pointless | New York Times | 02 Dec 2019 |
| Valueless | ||
| A waste of time | ||
| Like broken things | ||
| Worthless | ||
| Worthless | ||
| Worthless | ||
| Futile | ||
| Pointless | ||
| Pointless | ||
| Worthless | ||
| Unhelpful | ||
| Futile | ||
| Ineffectual | ||
| Worthless. |