Mistake Crossword Clue

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Mistake Crossword Answer

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GAFFE

(5 letters)

TYPO

(4 letters)

LAPSE

(5 letters)

BONER

(5 letters)

GOOF

(4 letters)

BLUNDER

(7 letters)

FAULT

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a misconception resulting from incorrect information
2. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Hint 2: Clue Definition

MISTAKE (noun)
1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
2. an understanding of something that is not correct
MISTAKE (verb)
1. identify incorrectly
2. to make a mistake or be incorrect

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

GAFFE
(5 letters)
TYPO
(4 letters)
LAPSE
(5 letters)
BONER
(5 letters)
GOOF
(4 letters)
BLUNDER
(7 letters)
FAULT
(5 letters)

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19. Become fatigued

20. Containers to dip brushes into

22. Metal that rusts

23. Tiger or tabby

24. Accompany to a party

26. Feels concern

29. Prescription amount

31. 'This can't be good . . .'

32. Stadium level

34. __ code (telegraph system)

39. Home storage spaces for plates and bowls

42. Sharp part of sports shoes

43. Pepsi or Coke

44. Butcher's inventory

45. Car's __-view mirror

47. Disreputable, as a bar

49. Meeting's to-do list

53. 'Dear __ or Madam . . .'

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55. Pieces of luggage

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62. Look __ (investigate)

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Down

1. Dude

2. Bedside light

3. Creative thought

4. Yuletide wise men

5. Walk like a parade horse

6. Pass into law

7. Meditative exercise system

8. __ so (nevertheless)

9. Talks back to

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28. Boulder or pebble

29. Home's interior design

30. Word-of-mouth

31. Grants permission for

33. Ancient Andes dweller

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36. Clarinet accessory

37. Hang around

38. Superlative suffix

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41. Elementary

46. Not as difficult

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50. Orchard of oranges

51. Weird and scary

52. Requirements

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59. Outer border

60. Reduced-price event

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