Last seen in:
- The Washington Post - May 2 2022
- L.A. Times Daily - May 2 2022
- The Times - Concise - Sunday Times Concise No 1766
- Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate - Jul 23 2018
- L.A. Times Daily - Jul 6 2015
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 13,998 - Mar 21 2015
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 5907 - October 13, 2012
- Thinks.com - May 6 2011
- Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate - Dec 3 2009
- Thinks.com - May 6 2009
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- Deplete, perhaps
- Run into the ground
- Cause of diminishing returns
- Make hackneyed
- Cause of depletion
- Operate excessively
- Make stale, in a way
- Turn into a chestnut
- Muscle ache cause
- Make trite
- Trite or obvious remark
- Make a cliché
- The excessive utilisation of various oeuvres
- Howl about Latin translation's lack of imagination
- Novel centres on trick that may cause RSI