| Futile |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Vain American first to enrol in a lower degree |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Sep 2025 |
| Futile |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Aug 2025 |
| It's no good to reduce one's intake! (7) |
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| Of no worth (7) |
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| Futile advice to the wasteful (7) |
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| Vain advice not to consume so much (7) |
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| Puts into service to accommodate the French poor |
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| Rubbish to be less wasteful? (7) |
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| Pointless injunction to waster(7) |
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| No good, so don't need as much (7) |
|
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| It's futile to economise, it would seem (7) |
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| To economise is having no effect (7) |
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| Of no help at all |
USA Today |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Really poor mandate for saving the planet? |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Apr 2025 |
| Be environmentally friendly, though futile (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
19 Apr 2025 |
| Vain, futile |
Mirror Tea Time |
12 Apr 2025 |
| Proportion of Charterhouse lessons proving ineffective (7) |
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| Having no practical purpose (7) |
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| Ineffectual |
Mirror Classic |
06 Apr 2025 |
| To economise is serving no purpose (7) |
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| Pointless when Joan is not into jealousness (7) |
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| Economise? It's serving no purpose |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Mar 2025 |
| Incompetent |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Mar 2025 |
| Tennis player in America cut down (3,4) |
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| Of no value |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2025 |
| To employ fewer is no good (7) |
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| Incompetent |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Reduce consumption? That's futile |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Of no help |
USA Today |
22 Feb 2025 |
| No good to anybody (7) |
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| Conservationists' plea is futile (7) |
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| Of no advantage |
|
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| Rubbish; advice from an energy efficiency advisor? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 Jan 2025 |
| Environmentalist's advice regarding plastic rubbish? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Jan 2025 |
| Vain (7) |
The Guardian Speedy |
19 Jan 2025 |
| Far from helpful |
|
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| Pathetic advice to the wasteful consumer (7) |
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| Pursue aliens: ask 'even this is futile?' (7) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Futile(7) |
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| To be more sparing in quantity is futile (7) |
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| Economise? It's no good! |
|
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| Don't be so extravagant: it's futile (7) |
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| Good-for-nothing |
New York Times |
16 Nov 2024 |
| Ineffectual |
Mirror Classic |
15 Nov 2024 |
| To no purpose |
Puzzler |
15 Nov 2024 |
| To practise economy is futile! (7) |
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| Serving no purpose at all, it's a record from Depeche Mode (7) |
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| Cut back on drugs: they're ineffective (7) |
|
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| An appeal to economise is seemingly no good (7) |
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| It's ineffective to employ smaller quantities (7) |
|
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| Ineffectual exhortation to be more economical |
|
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| Such an appeal for economy is in vain (7) |
|
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| Not helpful to employ fewer (7) |
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| Totally ineffective |
The Times Concise |
11 Oct 2024 |
| Poor environmental slogan? (7) |
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| Unable to save (7) |
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| Not serving any purpose |
|
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| Futile for tennis ace Monica to be in US (7) |
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| Former tennis champion in America is vain (7) |
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| Application not quite so futile (7) |
|
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| Futile environmental plea? (7) |
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| It's no good telling us to be sparing with (7) |
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| Former female tennis star, Monica, based in America, is no good (7) |
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| It is no good: one must not be so extravagant (7) |
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| Be more frugal, though incompetent (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Futile, unavailing |
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| Of no use at all (7) |
|
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| To be sparing is of no avail (7) |
|
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| Rubbish former tennis player visits America |
|
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| Sewing no purpose (7) |
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| Futile advice to junkie? (7) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Jul 2024 |
| Futile |
Premier Sunday |
07 Jul 2024 |
| To reduce consumption is of no avail |
|
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| To be more economical is no good (7) |
|
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| Ineffective instruction to economise (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 Jun 2024 |
| Warehouse lessor stays idle (7) |
|
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| It's no good ___ don't practise so much (7) |
|
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| It's no good - don't practise so much (7) |
|
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| It's answering no good purpose to employ a smaller number (7) |
|
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| It's futile to employ a smaller quantity (7) |
|
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| Really poor ? so save? |
|
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| It's no good at all if you cut down on the quantity (7) |
|
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| Make economies to no avail |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 May 2024 |
| Not worth keeping at all |
Family Time |
27 May 2024 |
| It's futile for Monica to be in America (7) |
|
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| Serving no purpose, unavailing (7) |
|
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| It's futile to be more economical, apparently (7) |
|
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| Without point (7) |
Puzzler |
04 May 2024 |
| Futile, resistance is ... |
|
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| No good to economise (7) |
|
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| Lower consumption? That's worthless! (7) |
|
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| Without value or benefit (7) |
|
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| Vain adjuration to employ smaller numbers (7) |
|
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| Serving no function |
|
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| It's futile to employ a smaller number (7) |
|
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| Like a chocolate teapot? (7) |
|
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| It is in vain to economise |
|
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| It's pointless to cut down (7) |
|
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| It's no good Sue being disturbed on receiving less! (7) |
|
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| No good Sue's crazy over Les (7) |
|
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| No good, vain (7) |
|
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| Worth nothing (7) |
Puzzler |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Futile having to save more? (7) |
|
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| Ineffective |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Mar 2024 |
| To economise is of no avail (7) |
|
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| No good whatsoever (7) |
|
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| Unavailing suggestion for economy (7) |
|
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| Incompetent former tennis player taken in by American |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Incompetent former tennis player taken in by American (7) |
|
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| Futile to cut back |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Don't be so lavish with, when it's no good (7) |
|
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| Idle American Eileen regularly ignored heartless sharks |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
17 Jan 2024 |
| Like an unsafe plug? Fine to be discarded as kaput |
|
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| In vain (7) |
Puzzler |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Old tennis ace in the States proving inept |
|
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| Make economies in vain |
|
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| Like an unsafe plug? Fine to be discarded as kaput (7) |
|
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| What we must do with fossil fuels? It's vain |
|
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| Make economies? That's no good |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Nov 2023 |
| Like trick-or-treating on Nov. 1 |
Family Time |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Vain |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2023 |
| Incompetent tennis player in America |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Vain |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Jul 2023 |
| Futile |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 May 2023 |
| Of no help |
LA Times Daily |
06 May 2023 |
| Beyond impractical |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2023 |
| Unrealistic approach for one struggling to make ends meet |
Irish Times Crosaire |
25 Apr 2023 |
| Incompetent tennis ace divides America |
The Guardian Cryptic |
03 Apr 2023 |
| Of no value to anyone |
Family Time |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Serving no purpose |
The Times Concise |
24 Dec 2022 |
| Ineffectual |
The Times Concise |
13 Oct 2022 |
| To no avail |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2022 |
| Like a DVD rewinder |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2022 |
| Unhelpful instruction for conserving something? |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Jul 2022 |
| Ineffective |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Jul 2022 |
| Economise on resources? It's futile |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Jun 2022 |
| Like herding cats |
Wall Street Journal |
17 May 2022 |
| Having no function |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 May 2022 |
| Ineffectual American drug? Not so |
The Times Cryptic |
11 May 2022 |
| Ineffective |
The Guardian Quick |
06 May 2022 |
| Serving no practical purpose |
Irish Times Simplex |
08 Mar 2022 |
| Waste of time, what you may do to protect the environment? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
17 Jan 2022 |
| Waste of time, what you may do to protect the environment? |
|
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| Without value |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2021 |
| To no avail |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2021 |
| Of no help to Sue Cook from Takeaway |
Irish Times Crosaire |
23 Oct 2021 |
| Futile advice for a drug addict? |
The Times Cryptic |
05 Oct 2021 |
| Futile |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Jul 2021 |
| Serving no purpose |
The Times Concise |
22 Jul 2021 |
| Futile |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Ineffectual |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2021 |
| Rituals the French introduced, serving no purpose |
|
|
| Impractical for campuses to become temporary shelters? |
|
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| Unproductive |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 May 2021 |
| Futile |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Apr 2021 |
| Serving no purpose |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 Apr 2021 |
| Of no help |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2021 |
| Exercise reduced in vain |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Mar 2021 |
| Ineffective sailor vacates subleases at sea |
|
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| Reduce consumption? That's futile |
|
|
| Worthless exercise bar |
|
|
| Instruction to economise is ineffectual |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 Dec 2020 |
| Make economies? That's no good! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Serving no practical purpose |
Irish Times Simplex |
03 Dec 2020 |
| Red herring with head removed from Takeaway is no good |
Irish Times Crosaire |
24 Oct 2020 |
| Futile to save more? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Oct 2020 |
| Impractical advice for someone trying to economise |
|
|
| To no avail |
The Guardian Speedy |
20 Sep 2020 |
| Ineffective female missing state of dangerous plug? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Sep 2020 |
| America's female tennis legend becoming incompetent |
|
|
| By implication, retain more pants |
|
|
| Pointless to exploit fewer |
|
|
| Futile to economise? |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Incompetent |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Don't take as much junk? |
|
|
| Having no function |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 May 2020 |
| Of zero help |
USA Today |
02 May 2020 |
| Ineffective |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Apr 2020 |
| Futile to economise? |
|
|
| Of no value to Britten leaving business letter |
Irish Times Crosaire |
28 Mar 2020 |
| Ineffective |
Newsday |
16 Mar 2020 |
| Economise? It's serving no purpose |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Feb 2020 |
| Incompetent (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Feb 2020 |
| To reduce consumption is futile |
|
|
| Serving no purpose |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Dec 2019 |
| To reduce consumption is futile |
|
|
| Stupid plea to economize? |
|
|
| Having no purpose |
The Washington Post |
15 Oct 2019 |
| Having no purpose |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2019 |
| Poor encouragement to economise? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 Oct 2019 |
| Futile |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Sep 2019 |
| It's futile to economise, apparently |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jul 2019 |
| To economise is ineffective |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 May 2019 |
| Ineffective advice to prodigal? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Having no purpose |
|
|
| Serving no purpose |
The Times Concise |
26 Sep 2018 |
| Of no help |
Premier Sunday |
23 Sep 2018 |
| 16 Ineffective advice to practise thrift |
|
|
| Ineffectual |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Jun 2018 |
| Without purpose |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 May 2018 |
| Futile |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Mar 2018 |
| Be more frugal, though inept |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Mar 2018 |
| Of no avail |
Universal |
04 Mar 2018 |
| With no power, be economical? |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jan 2018 |
| Vain American embracing tennis player |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Dec 2017 |
| Of zero help |
Premier Sunday |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Incompetent being this would make fuse start to fail |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 Aug 2017 |
| Not worth a penny |
Universal |
11 Jun 2017 |
| Good for nothing |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Mar 2017 |
| Of no help at all |
Newsday |
06 Mar 2017 |
| Not worth a penny |
|
|
| Not worth a plugged nickel |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2016 |
| Vain Monica in the States |
|
|
| Poor American English the French start to speak |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Nov 2016 |
| Economise in vain |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Oct 2016 |
| Unproductive former tennis star entering America |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Jul 2016 |
| Roused when seen as Rod? Rubbish! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
31 May 2016 |
| Completely incompetent |
Wall Street Journal |
28 May 2016 |
| Reduce consumption in vain |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 May 2016 |
| Like most trivia, in the real world |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Ineffectual advice from a conservationist? |
|
|
| Former tennis champion in America, inept |
|
|
| Not worth a plugged nickel |
|
|
| No good to cut down on consumption |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Sep 2015 |
| Vain |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Aug 2015 |
| Incompetent prescription against consumerism? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Jul 2015 |
| A waste of time |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2015 |
| Don't consume so much - it's futile |
|
|
| Rubbish advice on economy |
|
|
| Futile |
Universal |
12 Mar 2015 |
| Poor environmentalist's slogan? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Jan 2015 |
| Futile |
|
|
| A waste of time |
|
|
| When fun is missing in fitness, it's bad |
|
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| Economise in vain |
|
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| Very poor - so save? |
|
|
| Not worth a dime |
|
|
| Vain |
|
|
| Good-for-nothing |
|
|
| Like a vestigial organ |
|
|
| Like a fifth wheel |
|
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| Not worth keeping |
|
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| Save more pants! |
|
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| Of no help whatsoever |
|
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| Of no value |
|
|
| Of no help |
|
|
| Vain |
|
|
| Not worth a dime |
|
|
| Futile |
|
|
| Futile |
|
|
| Good-for-nothing |
|
|
| "The ___ Precaution" (alternate title of "The Barber of Seville") |
|
|
| Not worth a plugged nickel |
|
|
| Good for nothing |
|
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| Idle |
|
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| Of no value |
|
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| Of no value |
|
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| Ineffectual |
|
|
| Futile |
|
|
| Like a fifth wheel |
|
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| Ineffectual |
|
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| Futile |
|
|
| Of no value |
|
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| Vain |
|
|
| Good for nothing |
|
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| Good-for-nothing |
|
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| Kaput |
|
|
| Futile |
|
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| Of no value |
|
|
| Otiose |
|
|
| Vain |
|
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| Vain |
|
|
| To no avail |
|
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| Vain |
|
|
| Having no point |
|
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| Of no value |
|
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| Futile |
|
|
| Ineffectual |
|
|
| Futile advice for a drug addict? |
|
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| Vain |
|
|
| Dysfunctional |
|
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| Futile |
|
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| Good for nothing |
|
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| Futile |
|
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| Sisyphean |
|
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| Vain |
|
|
| Good for nothing |
|
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| No good at all |
|
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| Nugatory |
|
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| Ineffective |
|
|
| Democrats' adjective for Grant |
|
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| Ineffectual |
|
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| Inutile |
|
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| No help |
|
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| Futile. |
|
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| Unproductive. |
|
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| Good-for-nothing. |
|
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| Of no appreciable value. |
|
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| Vain. |
|
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| Good for nothing. |
|
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| Of no purpose. |
|
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| Unavailing. |
|
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| Ineffectual. |
|
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| Unserviceable. |
|
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