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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:
| Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAINATTEMPT Futile effort | (11) | Newsday | Nov 7, 2017 |
| WASTEDENERGY Futile effort | (12) | ||
| WASTE Futile effort | (5) |
37 Similar Clues:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42% | WILDGOOSECHASES Futile efforts | (15) | ||
| 37% | WASTNERGY Make a futile effort | (9) | ||
| 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% | HEAVE Lift with effort | (5) | Puzzler Backwords | Oct 21, 2025 |
| 3% | HAILMARY Last-ditch effort | (8) | Thomas Joseph | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 3% | ATLEASTYOUTRIED "Solid effort there" | (15) | USA Today | Oct 13, 2025 |
| 3% | EXERTION Physical effort or strain | (8) | The Times Concise | Oct 8, 2025 |
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