Futile effort Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Futile effort last seen in Newsday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VAINATTEMPT.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
VAINATTEMPT Futile effort (11) Newsday Nov 7, 2017
WASTEDENERGY Futile effort (12)
WASTE Futile effort (5)

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43% WILDGOOSECHASES Futile efforts (15)
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33% WHACAMOLE Metaphor for a tedious, futile effort (9) New York Times Mar 14, 2015
27% TAXWRITEOFF 'Futile effort to wax it' is a gross reduction (3,5,3) (11)
4% USELESS Futile (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 25, 2025
4% VAIN Futile (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
3% EXERT Put forth, as effort (5) Universal Sep 25, 2025
3% HEAVE Fling with effort (5) LA Times Mini Sep 24, 2025
3% DRAFT Writer's first effort (5) LA Times Daily Sep 23, 2025
3% LISTEN Make an effort to hear (6) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 23, 2025

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