Minor mistakes
The crossword clue "Minor mistakes" is answered by SLIPS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLIPS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLIPS answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 4 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.
- BOOBOOS (2 uses in xd)
- BOBBLES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLIPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLIPS, most used first.
- Loses one's footing - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Missteps - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Inadvertent mistakes - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
- Loses traction - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Undergarments - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- No longer a minor - OFAGE, used 58 times
- Ancient region of Asia Minor - IONIA, used 37 times
- Asia Minor region - IONIA, used 25 times
- Minor quarrels - SPATS, used 23 times
- Made mistakes - ERRED, used 21 times
- Minor, in law - PETIT, used 19 times
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