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Mistake Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ERROR which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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97%5Exact Match!
noun

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• inadvertent incorrectness

• a misconception resulting from incorrect information

• (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

• part of a statement that is not correct

96%7Exact Match!
noun

• an embarrassing mistake

verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• utter impulsively

95%5Exact Match!
noun

• a mistake resulting from inattention

• a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

• a failure to maintain a higher state

verb

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• end, at least for a long time

• drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

• go back to bad behavior

• let slip

• for time to move forward

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Quick19 Dec 2024 Across 9
Telegraph Mini12 Dec 2024 Across 6
The Guardian Speedy13 Oct 2024 Down 5
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