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Off-target

Answer: AMISS - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Off-target" is answered by AMISS, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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AMISS

AMISS

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AMISS answer page.

12Times used
9Distinct years
2025Most recent year
6Publications

Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for AMISS

Every other clue in this collection answered by AMISS, most used first.

  • Not quite right - used 181 times, most recently in 2026
  • Wrong - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
  • Out of whack - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
  • Out of order - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
  • Off - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
  • Out of kilter - used 48 times, most recently in 2023
  • Faulty - used 47 times, most recently in 2021
  • Off the mark - used 39 times, most recently in 2021
  • Slightly off - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
  • Not right - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
  • Haywire - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
  • Out of place - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
  • Wrongly - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
  • Beside the mark. - used 12 times, most recently in 1967
  • Off-kilter - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
  • Awry - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
  • Out of proper order - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
  • A little off - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
  • A bit off - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
  • Improper - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
  • Faultily - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
  • Cockeyed - used 7 times, most recently in 2015

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