Misses the mark
The crossword clue "Misses the mark" is answered by ERRS, a 4-letter entry. Used 55 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ERRS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERRS answer page.
Used 55 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FAILS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ERRS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ERRS, most used first.
- Makes a mistake - used 219 times, most recently in 2026
- Messes up - used 160 times, most recently in 2026
- Blunders - used 158 times, most recently in 2026
- Goofs - used 152 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes astray - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
- Blows it - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Slips up - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes mistakes - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes wrong - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Screws up - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Goofs up - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Drops the ball - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Miscalculates - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes a boo-boo - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes a blunder - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Flubs - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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