The Clue
Misdeed (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SIN
Tags
Notes
The answer SIN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Err
Failing
Offense
Original ___
Sloth, for one
Transgress
Trespass
Ungodliness
Wrong
Wrongdoing
Be bad
Break a Commandment
Confession in a confessional
One of a deadly septet
Envy or covetousness
Fall from grace
First mistake
Great fault
Grievous fault
Hamartiologist's topic
Harte's Ah ___
Kind of tax
Lust or gluttony
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Pride or lust
Satanic deed
Sermon subject
Sermon topic
Sloth, e.g.
Stray from righteousness
Stray, in a way
Theology discussion
Bret Harte's Ah ___
___ City (Las Vegas)
Something to beg pardon for
Subject for Billy Graham
Telling a lie, e.g.
___ City (Las Vegas nickname)
It could be original
Definition
SIN as a noun:
1. (sin, sinfulness, wickedness) = estrangement from god
2. (sin, sinning) = an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
3. (sine, sin) = ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
4. (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
5. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6. (sin, hell) = violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
SIN as a verb:
1. (sin, transgress, trespass) = commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
2. (sin, blunder, boob, goof) = commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"