Wide of the mark
The crossword clue "Wide of the mark" is answered by ERRANT, a 6-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
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ERRANT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERRANT answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ERRANT
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- Wandering - used 59 times, most recently in 2023
- Straying - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Off course - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Off the mark - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Wayward - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Misbehaving - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Off-target - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Aimless - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Roving - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
- Off-base - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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