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6 results for FUTILE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 18, 2018	12D	Pointless (3)	Elizabeth A. Long	Shortz
Mon Mar 13, 2017	14D	Hopeless	Alan DeLoriea	Shortz
Fri Sep 30, 2016	36D	Pointless (3)	James Mulhern	Shortz
Wed Jun 24, 2015	45A	To no purpose	Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class	Shortz
Wed Sep 13, 2006	22A	Vain	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Apr 8, 2002	46D	Pointless (3)	Richard Chisholm	Shortz

8 results for FUTILE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 15, 1978	12A	In vain	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Dec 26, 1977	24A	Hopeless	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Aug 18, 1974	45A	Ineffective	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Jan 19, 1969	47D	Vain	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sun Jan 23, 1966	37D	Without effect.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Mon May 8, 1961	40D	Trifling.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 18, 1954	117A	Vain.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Feb 11, 1952	38A	Fruitless.	Unknown	Farrar

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