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2 results for WHYBOTHER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 4, 2017	52A	"What's the use?"	Mangesh Ghogre and Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue May 21, 2013	52A	"Is it any use?"	Patrick McIntyre	Shortz

1 result for WHYBOTHER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 7, 2021	Acrostic	R	"Oh, what's the point of trying?" (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

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