| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NOHOPER | Lost cause | |
| CUE | Reminder is seen as lost cause | |
| STAVE | To suffer, or cause, to be lost by breaking the cask. | |
| SPILL | To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a man spills another's blood, or his own blood. | |
| WASTE | ...rodigally; to expend without valuable result; to apply to useless purposes; to lavish vainly; to squander; to cause to be lost; to destroy by ... | |