Lost cause
The crossword clue "Lost cause" is answered by GONER, a 5-letter entry. Used 45 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GONER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GONER answer page.
Used 45 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for GONER
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