Forgetful moment

The answer

LAPSE

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 3 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.

• MENTALLAPSE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for LAPSE

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

• Run out, as a subscription - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Run out - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Slip - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Expire - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Oversight - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Backslide - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Small error - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Memory failure - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Expire, as a subscription - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Memory gap - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Memory slip - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Slight error - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Error - used 12 times, most recently in 2010
• Error in judgment - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Moment of forgetfulness - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Go unrenewed - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Memory mishap - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Minor error - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Expire, as a membership - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Fall into disuse - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Minor mistake - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Run out, as subscriptions - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Time-___ photography - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Faux pas - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Interruption - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Momentary slip - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Come to an end - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• End, as a subscription - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Failure of judgment - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Fall from grace - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Spell of forgetfulness - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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.

• Moment - TRICE, used 20 times
• Brief moment - TRICE, used 16 times
• "Never ___ moment" - ADULL, used 15 times
• Exact moment - POINT, used 10 times
• Present moment - NONCE, used 10 times
• From this moment on - HENCE, used 8 times

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