Idiom meaning to try extreme ideas in futile situations (6,2,6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLUTCHATSTRAWS Idiom meaning to try extreme ideas in futile situations (6,2,6) (14)
6% NASTY Extremely mean (5) LA Times Daily Sep 8, 2026
5% VAIN Futile (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 19, 2026
5% ULTRA Prefix meaning "extremely" (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 13, 2026
5% IFTHESHOEFITSWEARIT Idiom meaning that one should accept justified criticism (19) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 13, 2026
5% ATOP Situated on (4) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2026
5% USELESS Futile (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 1, 2026
5% ADOG Work like ___ (idiom for working extremely hard): 2 wds. (4)
5% IDUNNO "No idea" (6) New York Times Aug 20, 2026
5% POINTLESSNESS Futility (13) (13) The Guardian Quick Aug 3, 2026
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