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1 result for USELESSLY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 18, 1999	33D	In vain	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

1 result for USELESSLY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 13, 1999	Cryptic	24A	Chop suey sells unprofitably (9)	The Usenet Crossword Publishing Project	Shortz

3 results for USELESSLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 9, 1966	11D	Futilely.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 16, 1955	9D	Without purpose.	Thomas Varner	Farrar
Wed Mar 14, 1951	35D	In vain.	Unknown	Farrar

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