Crossword answer
ERROR
5 letters · Used for 61 different clues · 222 appearances · Last seen The Sun, August 26, 2026
Letter pattern
ERROR
Clues that lead to ERROR
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Blunder (5)5The SunAug 26, 2026
Fear shaving head — a mistake (5)5The SunAug 26, 2026
Goof5Thomas JosephAug 21, 2026
Mistake5Evening StandardAug 18, 2026
What a bug may cause5New York TimesAug 12, 2026
Bad move5LA TimesAug 7, 2026
404 Not Found, e.g.5NYT MidiAug 6, 2026
Mistake, incorrect answer5Everyday Puzzles DailyJul 25, 2026
Miscue5USA TodayJun 26, 2026
__ in judgment5LA TimesJun 23, 2026
Panic, losing head, making a mistake5Daily ExpressJun 23, 2026
Misstep5NewsdayJun 3, 2026
Blunder5New York TimesJun 1, 2026
Fielding flub5Wall Street JournalMay 26, 2026
Oopsie5New York TimesMay 18, 2026
Slip5Thomas JosephMay 14, 2026
"Does not compute," e.g.5NYT MidiMar 30, 2026
Misconception5NewsdayMar 26, 2026
Misjudgment5NewsdayMar 15, 2026
Trial and ___ (problem-solving method)5Daily ThemedMar 10, 2026
Glitch, snag5Puzzle PageFeb 19, 2026
Avoiding time, dread what might follow trial5The IndependentFeb 17, 2026
Unforced ___ (athlete's concern)5New York TimesFeb 4, 2026
Wrong move5NewsdayJan 20, 2026
Something a bug produces5New York TimesJan 4, 2026
Fear losing knight finally is a blunder5The IndependentDec 15, 2025
Coder's missing link5NewsdayOct 11, 2025
What's wrong?5New York TimesSep 20, 2025
It's made wrong5Evening StandardJul 20, 2025
404, on the internet5Daily ThemedJun 25, 2025
To a point, basic education about love is a mistake5Evening StandardMar 31, 2025
Miscalculation5NewsdayMar 30, 2025
Field trip?5NewsdayMar 1, 2025
One can never make it right!5Evening StandardDec 25, 2024
Trial and ___5Daily ThemedDec 10, 2024
Mistake made by scary person taking temperature5The IndependentOct 11, 2024
Boob reflected in mirror, regrettably5The IndependentSep 16, 2024
Bloomer by an egghead, reading and writing nought but arithmetic!5Evening StandardSep 4, 2024
The wrong thing to be found in5Evening StandardAug 12, 2024
The terrorist's blunder5Evening StandardJul 29, 2024
Fear wiping out's terminal blunder5The IndependentJul 27, 2024
Trial's partner5Daily ThemedApr 15, 2024
Trial and ___ method5Daily ThemedNov 27, 2023
The terrorist's mistake5Evening StandardNov 21, 2023
___-prone (likely to make mistakes)5Daily ThemedOct 23, 2023
Wrong outcome of a trial?5Evening StandardOct 9, 2023
Terrorism is more than a mere mistake5Evening StandardAug 29, 2023
Margin of ___ (possibility for mistakes)5Daily ThemedAug 8, 2023
Margin of ___ (permissible deviation)5Daily ThemedApr 15, 2023
404 NOT FOUND*5Daily ThemedApr 2, 2023
Outcome of a trial?5Evening StandardMar 14, 2023
Mistake caught while editing, perhaps5Daily ThemedNov 30, 2022
It's not meant to be made in Polperro, really5Evening StandardSep 27, 2022
Reason for a newspaper retraction, perhaps5Daily ThemedJul 11, 2022
Singular errata?5Evening StandardJun 1, 2022
You're never right in it5Evening StandardMar 7, 2022
Fear taking time off is wrong5Evening StandardSep 10, 2021
The terroriser's mistake5Evening StandardAug 30, 2021
It’s wrong, note, when one sees nothing in basic education5Evening StandardJul 14, 2020
Wrong key for a car, alternatively?5Evening StandardNov 25, 2019
Trial outcome?5Evening StandardAug 13, 2018
About ERROR in crosswords
ERROR is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 222 times in our database across 61 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Blunder (5)” in the The Sun crossword on August 26, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
AROMAScent from a kitchen
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
ETHERVanish into the ___
DIDINTired out fully
SHEENFabric's luster
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
LARGESize above medium
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
SAGESWise people
SARGENCO nickname
FIREDDismissed
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
Every appearance of ERROR (222)
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Aug 26, 2026
Blunder (5) · The Sun · 20 Down
Aug 26, 2026
Fear shaving head — a mistake (5) · The Sun · 20 Down
Aug 21, 2026
Goof · Thomas Joseph · 5 Down
Aug 18, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Aug 12, 2026
What a bug may cause · New York Times · 7 Down
Aug 7, 2026
Bad move · LA Times · Down
Aug 6, 2026
404 Not Found, e.g. · NYT Midi · 6 Down
Jul 25, 2026
Mistake, incorrect answer · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 20
Jul 22, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 22, 2026
Mistake · The Independent · 6 Down
Jul 20, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jul 5, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jun 26, 2026
Miscue · USA Today · 33 Down
Jun 24, 2026
Mistake · Newsday · Across
Jun 23, 2026
__ in judgment · LA Times · Down
Jun 23, 2026
Panic, losing head, making a mistake · Daily Express · 18 Across
Jun 18, 2026
Mistake · Daily Express · 22 Across
Jun 3, 2026
Misstep · Newsday · Across
Jun 1, 2026
Blunder · New York Times · 25 Across
May 31, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 29 Down
May 26, 2026
Fielding flub · Wall Street Journal · 63 Across
May 21, 2026
Mistake · Daily Express · 5 Down
May 18, 2026
Oopsie · New York Times · 67 Across
May 15, 2026
Fielding flub · Wall Street Journal · 24 Down
May 14, 2026
Slip · Thomas Joseph · 18 Down
Apr 9, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Mar 30, 2026
Mistake · Daily Express · 19 Across
Mar 30, 2026
"Does not compute," e.g. · NYT Midi · 2 Down
Mar 26, 2026
Misconception · Newsday · Across
Mar 25, 2026
Mistake · Newsday · Across
Mar 23, 2026
Mistake · The Independent · 22 Across
Mar 15, 2026
Misjudgment · Newsday · Across
Mar 14, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 10, 2026
Trial and ___ (problem-solving method) · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Mar 7, 2026
Mistake · The Independent · 8 Across
Mar 1, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 19, 2026
Glitch, snag · Puzzle Page · 3 Down
Feb 17, 2026
Avoiding time, dread what might follow trial · The Independent · 34 Across
Feb 17, 2026
Blunder · New York Times · 53 Down
Feb 12, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Feb 11, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 11, 2026
Mistake · The Independent · 16 Across
Feb 4, 2026
Unforced ___ (athlete's concern) · New York Times · 27 Down
Feb 1, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jan 22, 2026
Mistake · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jan 20, 2026
Wrong move · Newsday · Down
Jan 4, 2026
Something a bug produces · New York Times · 67 Across
Dec 15, 2025
Fear losing knight finally is a blunder · The Independent · 27 Across
Dec 15, 2025
Mistake · Newsday · Across
Dec 7, 2025
Wrong move · Newsday · Down
Dec 1, 2025
Mistake · Newsday · Across
Nov 27, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Nov 14, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Nov 5, 2025
Mistake · The Independent · 2 Down
Oct 11, 2025
Coder's missing link · Newsday · Across
Sep 30, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Sep 23, 2025
Mistake · Newsday · Down
Sep 20, 2025
What's wrong? · New York Times · 27 Down
Sep 16, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Aug 25, 2025
Mistake · Newsday · Down
Jul 31, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 28, 2025
Mistake · The Independent · 16 Across
Jul 21, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jul 20, 2025
It's made wrong · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 16, 2025
404 Not Found, e.g. · New York Times · 13 Down
Jul 4, 2025
Slip · New York Times · 25 Down
Jun 30, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Jun 25, 2025
404, on the internet · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Jun 21, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Jun 15, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jun 8, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 27 Down
May 17, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Apr 13, 2025
404 Not Found, e.g. · New York Times · 46 Down
Apr 1, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Mar 31, 2025
To a point, basic education about love is a mistake · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Mar 30, 2025
Miscalculation · Newsday · Down
Mar 16, 2025
Misjudgment · Newsday · Down
Mar 1, 2025
Field trip? · Newsday · Down
Feb 26, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 12, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 8, 2025
Wrong move · Newsday · Down
Jan 7, 2025
Mistake · Newsday · Down
Jan 6, 2025
Mistake · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Dec 25, 2024
One can never make it right! · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Dec 10, 2024
Trial and ___ · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Nov 25, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Oct 11, 2024
Mistake made by scary person taking temperature · The Independent · 9 Across
Sep 23, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Sep 16, 2024
Boob reflected in mirror, regrettably · The Independent · 22 Down
Sep 14, 2024
Mistake · The Independent · 12 Across
Sep 9, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 6, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Sep 4, 2024
Bloomer by an egghead, reading and writing nought but arithmetic! · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Aug 14, 2024
Goof · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Aug 14, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 12, 2024
The wrong thing to be found in · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 7, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 1, 2024
Trial and ___ · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Jul 29, 2024
The terrorist's blunder · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jul 29, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jul 27, 2024
Fear wiping out's terminal blunder · The Independent · 22 Down
Jun 18, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 34 Across
May 30, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Apr 22, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Apr 15, 2024
Trial's partner · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Mar 29, 2024
Mistake · The Independent · 2 Down
Mar 5, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Feb 7, 2024
Mistake · The Independent · 16 Down
Feb 6, 2024
Mistake · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jan 15, 2024
Mistake · The Independent · 2 Down
Dec 14, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 27, 2023
Trial and ___ method · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Nov 21, 2023
The terrorist's mistake · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Nov 17, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Nov 10, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Oct 23, 2023
___-prone (likely to make mistakes) · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Oct 9, 2023
Wrong outcome of a trial? · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Sep 29, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Sep 22, 2023
Goof · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Sep 12, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Sep 4, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 29, 2023
Terrorism is more than a mere mistake · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 8, 2023
Margin of ___ (possibility for mistakes) · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Jul 20, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jul 12, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 25, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 17, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Apr 15, 2023
Margin of ___ (permissible deviation) · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Apr 13, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Apr 2, 2023
Oopsie* · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Apr 2, 2023
404 NOT FOUND* · Daily Themed · 28 Across
Mar 28, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Mar 14, 2023
Outcome of a trial? · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Mar 8, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 14, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Feb 3, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jan 17, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jan 2, 2023
Mistake · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 26, 2022
Trial and ___ (method) · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Dec 9, 2022
Goof · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Nov 30, 2022
Mistake caught while editing, perhaps · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Nov 3, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 27, 2022
It's not meant to be made in Polperro, really · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Sep 8, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 29, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Aug 16, 2022
Trial and ___ (problem-solving method) · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Aug 5, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 21, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jul 11, 2022
Reason for a newspaper retraction, perhaps · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Jun 22, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 2, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 1, 2022
Singular errata? · Evening Standard · 22 Across
May 25, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Apr 29, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Mar 17, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Mar 7, 2022
You're never right in it · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 15, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 12, 2022
Trial and ___ · Daily Themed · 43 Across
Jan 26, 2022
Outcome of a trial? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jan 17, 2022
Mistake · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 23, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Nov 24, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Nov 17, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 1, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Sep 24, 2021
Goof · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Sep 20, 2021
"404 Not Found," e.g. · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Sep 10, 2021
Fear taking time off is wrong · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Sep 8, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Aug 30, 2021
The terroriser's mistake · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 26, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Jun 15, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 15, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 22, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jan 4, 2021
Mistake · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Oct 22, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 19, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 7, 2020
Goof · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Sep 29, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Sep 18, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Aug 31, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 26, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Aug 4, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 14, 2020
It’s wrong, note, when one sees nothing in basic education · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Jul 8, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Apr 22, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 19, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 10, 2020
Mistake · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Nov 25, 2019
Wrong key for a car, alternatively? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Nov 19, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Nov 7, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 22, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Sep 25, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 27, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Aug 21, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Aug 15, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 12, 2019
The wrong thing to be found in · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 1, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jun 5, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 22, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 24 Across
May 21, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 13, 2019
It's made wrong · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 23, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Apr 10, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Apr 2, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Feb 26, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Feb 20, 2019
Mistake · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Dec 26, 2018
To a point, basic education about love is a mistake · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 12, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Oct 2, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Oct 1, 2018
One can never make it right! · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Aug 13, 2018
Trial outcome? · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jun 27, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 19, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jun 14, 2018
Bloomer by an egghead, reading and writing nought but arithmetic! · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jun 11, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jun 5, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 8, 2018
The terrorist's blunder · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 3, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Apr 17, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Mar 26, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Feb 6, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jan 5, 2018
Mistake · Evening Standard · 10 Down