Crossword Puzzle Pointlessness

Clue: Pointlessness

Not pointless (ONTOPIC with 7 letters)
It's pointless (EPEE with 4 letters)
Ramble on pointlessly (PRATE with 5 letters)
It's nearly pointless (EPEE with 4 letters)
Aimless; pointless (IDLE with 4 letters)
Pointless (e.g. ASININE with 7 letters)
"Doing a crossword with a broken pencil is pointless," for example (PUN with 3 letters)
It makes for a pointless duel (EPEE with 4 letters)
Pointlessly precise person (PRIG with 4 letters)
"Pointless" Olympic event? (EPEE with 4 letters)