Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Lapse, perhaps (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ERR
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Notes
The answer ERR is very common and appears about once every 25 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blunder
Bungle
Fluff
Fumble
Goof
Miscalculate
Mismanage
Misstep
Sin
Slip
Stray
Stumble
Wander
Answer incorrectly
Be faulty?
Be off
Blow it
Do wrong
Go astray
Go awry
Go off
Go wrong
Goof up
"To ___ is human . . . ": Pope
Make a fluff
Make a mistake
Mess up
Mismatch, e.g.
Miss the mark
Screw up
Slip up
Act like a human
Make a boo-boo
Give all for one or one for all, e.g.?
Definition
ERR as a verb:
1. (err, mistake, slip) = to make a mistake or be incorrect
2. (stray, err, drift) = wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"