The Clue
Overlooked (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MISSED
Tags
Notes
The answer MISSED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Fanned
Didn't catch
Failed at a shootout
Fell short
Shot wide of the target
Definition
MISS as a verb:
1. (miss, lose) = fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
2. feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"
3. fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
4. (neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap) = leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
5. fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"
6. (miss, lack) = be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"
7. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"
8. be absent; "The child had been missing for a week"
9. (miss, escape) = fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
MISSED as an adjective:
1. (lost, missed) = not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din"