Do queue items in a status of "In Progress" block items that are in a status of "New"

Hi @Bryan_Schmiedeler,

That’s true your in progress item will just be ignored and will not affect the performer. However, I understand your concern with keeping the queue clean.

Your issue or concern is something similar to this thread

I have a suggested workflow in the link above to delete your in progress items. The solutions does not require you to delete the queue.

Hope it helps!