What a bug may cause Crossword Clue

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What a bug may cause Crossword Answer

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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BUG (verb)
1. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
2. annoy persistently
BUG (noun)
1. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
2. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
CAUSE (noun)
1. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
2. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
CAUSE (verb)
1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

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22. Rip-off

23. Measurements of Wi-Fi performance

27. Didn't have a match in Go Fish, say

28. Feeling little to no amorous attraction, in L.G.B.T.Q.+ lingo

29. Identity prefix

32. Baldwin with a record 17 appearances as "Saturday Night Live" host

35. Unwanted divisions

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42. 2024 film that won Best Picture

43. Boba tea flavor

44. Word with run or resort

45. Throw, for instance

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57. "Like ___!" ("Whatever!")

60. “Sorry, it’s ___ from me”

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68. Snipes of “White Men Can’t Jump”

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1. Party wrap

2. Bit of chemistry

3. Bad thing to pull while running

4. Failed under pressure, in a way

5. Hot French beverage

6. "Sick, dude!"

8. Cusp

9. Is gaga for

10. Farm female

11. "Battles" of those busting moves

12. "I messed up!"

13. Lines in mines

18. Tolkien fantasy series inits.

22. Little flourish on a letter

24. Break off gradually

25. Barn nestling

26. Lawyer's aide, informally

29. Org. in the Jack Ryan movies

30. Tabard ___, locale in "The Canterbury Tales"

31. Leaves in a huff

33. Greek letter representing elasticity in economics

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36. ___Tok

37. STEM part: Abbr.

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40. Big name in pasta sauce

41. Pride sound

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48. It's on the up and up

49. Fraud victim's filing

50. Perfumery unit

51. "And … voilà!"

52. Comes to deserve

53. Measure up to, as in competition

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58. Feature of one's voice following a loud concert, say

59. Potato discards

61. Farm female

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