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As you can see, there was a theme running throughout my planned crossword. In short, failure and futility.

USWNT without goalkeeper Solo (6 letters) - NOHOPE

wow, this sucks (6 letters) - VACUUM

clarinetist Acker (4 letter) - BILK

Tay-Tay bugbear (5 letters) - KANYE

the end en Francais (3 letters) - FIN

renounce, as if for Lent (6 letters) - GIVEUP

this PD botched the JonBenet case (7 letters) - BOULDER

past food chain Burger ___ (4 letters) - CHEF

summer gridiron folly (4 letters) -USFL

rejected beverage change (7 letters) - NEWCOKE

Ford's famous flop (5 letters) - EDSEL

final transit stop (12 letters) - ENDOFTHELINE

Chicago commuter advice (9 letters) - TAKETHEEL

UK game show where the lowest score wins (9 letters) - POINTLESS

admit you failed, colloquially (8 letters) - TAKETHEL

sick-making oil alternative (7 letters) - OLESTRA

"Stop! Stop! They're already dead!" (9 letters) - MERCYRULE

former retail giant (5 letters) - KMART

disgraced comic CK (5 letters) - LOUIS

French National Front leader Marine (5 letters) - LEPEN

runaway production or death cult? (11 letters) - HEAVENSGATE

the 2nd name in POTUS resignation (7 letters) - MILHOUS

film with Robert Redford alone at sea (9 letters) - ALLISLOST

held in place by a simple machine (7 letters) - SCREWED

British actor Stephen (3 letters) - FRY

Irish actor Stephen (3 letters) - REA

mess up, in YouTubese (8 letters) - EPICFAIL

what Casey did at the bat (9 letters) - STRUCKOUT

polish the rocks (6 letters) - TUMBLE

philosopher Immanuel (4 letters) - KANT

mathematical order of operations (US) (6 letters) - PEMDAS

Truman's FLOTUS (4 letters) - BESS

Chinua Achebe novel (15 letters) - THINGSFALLAPART

2005 hit by Shakira (10 letters) - DONTBOTHER

1997 movie, or UK burger buns (4 letters) - BAPS

abort, as a mission (5 letters) - SCRUB

What they do to that last sardine? (8 letters) - PACKITIN

Mom's directive when you drop your coat? (8 letters) - HANGITUP

hypothetical lowest grade, seldom awarded (6 letters) - FMINUS

avant-garde dancer Simone (5 letters) - FORTI

true papa of the Smurfs (4 letters) - PEYO

Indiana's ___ State University (4 letters) - BALL

liquid clay (4 letters) - SLIP

what houses of cards are built to do (8 letters) - COLLAPSE