| THEANSWERISALEMON | But putting the question proves fruitless? |
| ORANGEFREESTATE | Former African region from which visits were fruitless? (6,4,5) |
| POSING | Is taking a posture when putting the question (6) |
| GREEN | But, putting it like this, gotta be the luck of the Irish... (3,2,3,5) |
| RUBOFTHE | But, putting it like this, gotta be the luck of the Irish... (3,2,3,5) |
| OFT | Consistently poetic, but putting nothing on paper |
| TABLE | Furniture, yes, but putting a bed next to it could be debatable (5) |
| APED | Appeared fruitless but one did the same (4) |
| HEAP | He starts to appear fruitless in the bank |
| USELESS | Fruitless advice from the economist? |
| STERILE | Lets ire run riot, but it's fruitless (7) |
| ORANGE | (and 25, 2) The once fruitless condition re-called by Nelson? (6) |
| ETS | Subjects of an as-yet-fruitless search, briefly |
| RISKSIT | Dares rest after initially fruitless search (5,2) |
| BEDEW | "Fruitless tears ___ my cheek": Wilde |
| WILDGOOSECHASE | Do legacies show off this fruitless pursuit? (4-5,5) |
| NOUSE | Fruitless: 2 wds. |
| WILDGOOSE | Object of fruitless chase (4,5) |
| BARREN | To speak of nobility is fruitless (6) |
| ARID | Mismanaged raid - quite fruitless (4) |
