| Redundant, unneeded |
The Times Concise |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Superfluous |
Puzzler Backwords |
06 Aug 2025 |
| That's nothing! Twice I set off and still remained unoccupied (6) |
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| Serving no practical purpose or result (6) |
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| Indolent or ineffectual |
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| Serving no useful purpose |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 May 2025 |
| Serving no practical purpose |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2025 |
| Having no purpose, ties up two ducks (6) |
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| Superfluous |
Puzzler Backwords |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Pointless life, so I took up boxing (6) |
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| Superfluous; i.e. soot (anag.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Feb 2025 |
| Idle, empty |
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| Superfluous |
The Sun Mini |
10 Jan 2025 |
| It's futile going back in time, so it often appears |
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| Redundant, superfluous |
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| Superfluous ending of sentence is too complicated |
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| 10 toes: superfluous? (6) |
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| Books on operating system are finally superfluous |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Nov 2024 |
| Peso, it only holds back what's unnecessary (6) |
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| Lacking a purpose (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Lacking a purpose (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Sep 2024 |
| The limited space available for this crossword in print prevents ____ wording in the clues |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Say, windows in old town-house (vacated) is redundant (6) |
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| Redundant, functionless |
The Times Concise |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Superfluous ten toes twiddling about (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
02 Aug 2024 |
| Useless in practice so it ought to be returned (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
23 Jul 2024 |
| Soot that is arranged to be serving no useful purpose (6) |
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| Lazy ideas lacking any new energy |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Jul 2024 |
| Superfluous |
Puzzler Backwords |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Useless |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2024 |
| Superfluous |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Lazy or purposeless (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
01 Jun 2024 |
| Idle, Grant left the negotiators (6) |
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| Futile debut of one very much sent up during match (6) |
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| With grant, this could make negotiators redundant (6) |
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| So I get a toe in but remain functionless (6) |
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| Sloth's middle toe is damaged and redundant (6) |
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| Sloth's middle toe is damaged and redundant |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Bad negotiators forfeit grant - it's superfluous (6) |
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| Superfluous |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Superfluous |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Sep 2022 |
| Sloth's middle toe is, surprisingly, superfluous |
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| Useless |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Useless |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2022 |
| Redundant |
The Times Concise |
27 Feb 2022 |
| Superfluous measure, so I took some back |
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| Superfluous measure, so I took some back |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Feb 2022 |
| Serving no purpose |
The Times Concise |
17 Nov 2021 |
| Useless |
Premier Sunday |
18 Jul 2021 |
| Lazy or useless |
Premier Sunday |
06 Jun 2021 |
| Indolent, ineffectual |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 May 2021 |
| Indolent, lazy in the past |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Ineffectual, serving no purpose |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 Sep 2020 |
| Nothing to elicit, I shut up, being indolent |
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| Indolent, lazy |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Over time, internet operating system gets erratic primarily and becomes ineffective |
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| Extracting power from unstable isotope is superfluous |
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| Redundant seaman severs old hawser |
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| Idle; slothful |
The Guardian Speedy |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Useless |
New York Times |
23 May 2019 |
| Ineffective |
Premier Sunday |
19 May 2019 |
| Serving no practical purpose |
New York Times |
12 May 2019 |
| Idle |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Feb 2019 |
| Useless |
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| Serving no practical purpose |
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| Lazy, idle |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 Nov 2018 |
| Serving no purpose |
The Times Concise |
19 Sep 2018 |
| Note, very big, in Old English serving no purpose |
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| It's built with two rings and ellipse to start with serving no practical purpose |
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| Serving no purpose |
The Washington Post |
05 Aug 2018 |
| Serving no purpose |
LA Times Daily |
05 Aug 2018 |
| Old Otis Cook from Spain was idle in the past |
Irish Times Crosaire |
22 Feb 2018 |
| Lazy |
The Washington Post |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Lazy |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Serving no purpose |
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| Lazy |
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| Superfluous |
The Guardian Speedy |
07 Oct 2017 |
| Purposeless |
Universal |
28 Mar 2017 |
| Useless and impractical |
Universal |
03 Mar 2017 |
| At leisure |
USA Today |
28 Jan 2017 |
| Oddly padded, it could be fortuitous yet uncalled-for |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Jan 2017 |
| Purposeless |
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| At leisure |
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| Futile |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2016 |
| Serving no useful purpose |
Universal |
19 Dec 2016 |
| Good-for-nothing |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Pointless rounds in love match |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Jun 2016 |
| Good-for-nothing |
The Washington Post |
25 Jan 2016 |
| Serving no purpose |
Universal |
09 Jan 2016 |
| Serving no purpose |
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| Good-for-nothing |
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| Futile |
|
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| Futile notions to sacrifice two knights before end of game |
|
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| Serving no practical purpose |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Sep 2015 |
| Playing footsie with standoffish female? That's futile |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Sep 2015 |
| Serving no purpose |
Family Time |
17 Aug 2015 |
| Futile |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2015 |
| Good-for-nothing |
Universal |
11 Jun 2015 |
| Good-for-nothing |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2015 |
| Futile |
Jonesin |
19 Mar 2015 |
| Slothful |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2015 |
| Disinclined to work or exertion |
Irish Times Simplex |
27 Feb 2015 |
| Purposeless |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2015 |
| Good-for-nothing |
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| Serving no practical purpose |
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| Purposeless |
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| Slothful |
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| Good-for-nothing |
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| Futile |
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| Slothful |
|
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| Leaders of Oman to introduce orange squash embargo. It's fruitless! |
|
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| Ten toes spread out with no purpose |
|
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| Useless |
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| Of no use |
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| Idle |
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| Like a couch potato |
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| Serving no purpose |
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| Idle |
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| At leisure |
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| Hardly utile |
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| Useless |
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| Purposeless |
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| Indolent |
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| Useless series of books that's about a sailor |
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| Idle |
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| Slothful |
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| Futile |
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| Futile |
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| Indolent |
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| Lazy |
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| Like a couch potato |
|
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| Lazy |
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| Slothful |
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| Ineffective |
|
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| Lazy |
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| Slothful |
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| Superfluous |
|
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| Lazy |
|
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| Ineffective |
|
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| Of little use |
|
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| Of no use |
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| Slothful |
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| Worthless |
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| At leisure |
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| Of no use |
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| Idle |
|
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| Of no use |
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| Serving no purpose |
|
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| Vain |
|
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| Of no use |
|
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| Vain |
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| Lazy |
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| Pointless |
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| Idle |
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| Idle |
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| Good-for-nothing |
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| Pointless |
|
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| Ineffective |
|
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| Ineffective |
|
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| Lazy |
|
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| Ineffective |
|
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| Superfluous |
|
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| Superfluous |
|
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| Indolent |
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| Futile |
|
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| Useless |
|
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| Pointless old piece of neckwear worn by seaman |
|
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| Futile |
|
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| Of no use |
|
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| Lazy |
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| Pointless |
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| Indolent |
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| Vain |
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| Shiftless |
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| Futile |
|
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| Vain |
|
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| Idle; futile |
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| Unemployed |
|
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| Lacking effect |
|
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| Serving no purpose |
|
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| Useless; futile. |
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| Functionless. |
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| Indolent. |
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| Ineffective. |
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| Futile. |
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| Useless. |
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| Faineant. |
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| Inactive. |
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| Fainéant. |
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| Being at leisure. |
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| Unemployed. |
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| Without profit. |
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| Languid. |
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| At leisure. |
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| Sluggardly. |
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| Idle. |
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| Leisured |
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| Useless, as lines in a play. |
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