Small mistake Crossword Clue

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Small mistake Crossword Answer

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GOOF

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(verb)
1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
2. move stealthily
(noun)
1. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
2. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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
SMALL (adjective)
1. not large but sufficient in size or amount
2. lowercase
SMALL (noun)
1. a garment size for a small person
2. the slender part of the back

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

GOOF
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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LIPS

More Universal Crossword (10/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. Still waking up, say

6. Sheep's sound

9. Start of a safe URL

14. Woman who uplifts other women

16. Catherine who played 47-Down Rose

17. "Told you so!"

18. Statement of a general truth

19. ___ cava (vessel to the heart)

20. Word before a maiden name

21. Period for taking care of yourself

22. Takeoff guess, for short

23. Spots for picking up litter?

25. Litter smells

27. Connector before HDMI

31. Comment muttered while looking for something

34. ___ pressure

35. Remote power sources

36. Equipped with footwear, as a horse

38. Mother of Artemis and Apollo

39. Parking spot for mobile homes

41. Tries to look effortlessly cool, in modern slang

43. Wanted

45. Word after "mountain" or "driving"

46. Collective intelligence

49. "It was a long time ___"

51. Skiing term that's an anagram of "poles"

53. Approves

54. "That's valid"

55. Part of a formal look that anyone can pull off?

57. Writes software

58. Cinematic period before talkies

59. Colgate competitor

60. Music player with a click wheel, perhaps

61. Big blue expanse

62. Taste, e.g.

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Down

1. "___ up" ("You win")

2. Ideal but not required

3. Income sources for influencers

4. She, in Spanish

5. Broadband inits.

6. Cleaner for your buns

7. First fire sign

8. Ctrl-___-Del

9. Desktop in a den, e.g.

10. "Works for me!"

11. Uber alternative

12. ___ and proper

13. "Twins!"

15. Hyundai's luxury brand

21. Video file extension

23. ___-workout supplement

24. Person talking smack

26. "... that was my vision, at least"

28. Outdoor spot by a brewery

29. "Don't say yet!"

30. Greek god that's a synonym of "achy" backward

31. Division of New Orleans

32. Contempt that can be "thrown"

33. Debt letters

37. Mends, as a garment

40. Stumble over

42. Labubus or Pet Rocks

44. Happenings

47. See 16-Across

48. POANG chair seller

50. Sunset direction, in Mexico

52. "___ & Stitch"

54. Ripped

55. Procedural that had a "Cyber" spinoff

56. Top choice?

57. Includes in an email chain

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