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5 results for INUTILE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 21, 2015	36A	Pointless	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Sun Nov 8, 2009	55A	Lacking serviceability	Robert W. Harris	Shortz
Wed Apr 26, 2000	2D	Useless (2)	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Fri Feb 14, 1997	16A	Worthless	J. R. Conrad	Shortz
Fri Apr 5, 1996	11D	Useless (2)	J. Page	Shortz

15 results for INUTILE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 27, 1983	41D	Purposeless	Jack R. Harnes, M.D.	Maleska
Fri Jul 8, 1977	40D	Useless	Young	Maleska
Sat Nov 24, 1973	60A	Useless	Unknown	Weng
Tue Dec 14, 1965	11D	Useless.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 20, 1963	58A	Unprofitable.	Thomas E. Devlin	Farrar
Sun Mar 16, 1958	87A	Useless.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Oct 25, 1955	4D	Unprofitable.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 5, 1954	60A	Useless.	William F. Bulow	Farrar
Sun Sep 24, 1950	22A	Useless.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Oct 31, 1948	143A	Unprofitable.	Isaac Kert	Farrar
Sun Aug 19, 1945	132A	Unprofitable.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Mar 4, 1945	22A	Unprofitable.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Dec 31, 1944	134A	Unprofitable.	Agnes Cook	Farrar
Sun Apr 9, 1944	128D	Unprofitable.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Nov 21, 1943	23A	Useless.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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