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Definitions for word ERR

The following 239 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Tuesday, October 27, 200960DGo wrongChuck Deodene
Saturday, October 17, 200943A"Do they not ___ that devise evil?": Proverbs 14:22Chuck Deodene
Thursday, October 15, 200918DDrop a pop-up, sayVictor Fleming
Tuesday, October 13, 200934DGo astraySharon Delorme
Thursday, October 01, 200959DGive all for one or one for all, e.g.?Patrick Blindauer & Rebecca Young
Wednesday, September 30, 200960DMuff oneKevin G. Der
Saturday, September 19, 20098DKind of antMel Taub
Monday, August 31, 20094D"To ___ is human ..."Fred Piscop
Monday, August 17, 20096DFlubMike Buckley
Thursday, August 06, 200929AUse the answer to any of this puzzle's starred clues in ordinary conversation?Dan Naddor
Monday, July 06, 200929DBlow itFred Piscop
Wednesday, July 01, 200913DMiss the markDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, June 25, 200923DDrop the ballBill Zais
Friday, June 19, 200916ACause an interception, e.g.David Levinson Wilk
Saturday, June 13, 200954AGo offBarry C. Silk
Wednesday, May 20, 200937DMake a clangerAshish Vengsarkar
Tuesday, May 12, 20094DPull a bonerWayne and P. K. King
Wednesday, April 29, 200931DMuff oneBarry C. Silk
Sunday, April 19, 200961ATransgressWill Nediger
Thursday, March 12, 200935ASlipDavid Chapus
Friday, February 20, 200954ANot be on targetPaula Gamache
Sunday, January 11, 200940ADrop a brickDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, November 02, 200872AMess upElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, July 08, 200827D"To ___ is human ..."Andrea Carla Michaels
Saturday, June 14, 200826DTripBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, May 20, 200813DSlip upBillie Truitt
Sunday, April 20, 2008103AMess upJohn Farmer
Tuesday, March 25, 200864DFumbleSteve Salmon
Friday, March 21, 200833ADrop the ballPeter A. Collins
Tuesday, March 11, 200833DFlubEugene W. Sard
Tuesday, January 15, 200866AGo wrongStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Sunday, January 06, 200810DAdd instead of subtract, e.g.Lynn Lempel
Monday, November 05, 200741DBe mistakenJeremy Horwitz
Sunday, November 04, 200725DGo offBob Klahn
Tuesday, October 30, 200731DBlunderGary Steinmehl
Saturday, October 27, 200710DStumbleBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, October 15, 20077DMisplay, e.g.Andrea Carla Michaels
Wednesday, September 19, 200764DMisreckonStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Tuesday, September 04, 200718DGoofManny Nosowsky
Thursday, August 09, 200717AMess upTyler Hinman
Monday, August 06, 20077DGoof upAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, July 17, 200750AGoofNatan Last
Tuesday, June 19, 200713DMess upJohn Underwood
Sunday, June 10, 2007120DMuffBob Klahn
Monday, May 21, 200720AFlubAllan E. Parrish
Monday, April 16, 20074DDo something boneheadedRandall J. Hartman
Monday, March 26, 200712DBlow itEric Fischer
Sunday, February 11, 200766DFlubMark Feldman
Tuesday, January 16, 200739AFlubDave Mackey
Wednesday, November 08, 200668AMiss a beat, perhapsLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, August 17, 200663DMiss the markHarvey Estes
Saturday, June 10, 200620ASlipHarvey Estes
Wednesday, May 31, 200645DFumbleTrip Payne
Wednesday, May 24, 200630DAct human?Adam G. Perl
Tuesday, May 23, 200635DBobbleAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, February 13, 200660D"To ___ is human"Janet R. Bender
Monday, January 30, 200644AMess upAdam G. Perl
Sunday, October 23, 200570DNot set things rightDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, September 06, 200530DBlunderBarry C. Silk
Wednesday, August 31, 200539DBoot oneAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, July 18, 200541AMake a boo-booRandy Sowell
Sunday, July 17, 200583DDrop a brickDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, May 22, 200531AMissA. J. Santora
Thursday, May 12, 200544AGet it wrongManny Nosowsky
Friday, April 29, 200558AStrayKaren M. Tracey
Monday, April 11, 200512DSay 2 + 2 = 5, sayNorma Steinberg
Monday, April 04, 200522DMess upChristina Houlihan Kelly
Tuesday, March 29, 200561ABlunderVictor Fleming and Nelson Hardy
Thursday, March 24, 200535DBobble a fly, sayDan Reichert
Tuesday, March 15, 200536DFlubGail Grabowski
Sunday, February 27, 2005109AStumbleMike Torch
Tuesday, December 28, 200449DMiscalculateElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, December 27, 200467AGo wrongLevi Denham
Friday, November 26, 200446ABe offManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, November 24, 200419AExperience a brain crampAdam Cohen
Monday, November 15, 200413DMess upAlison Donald
Thursday, August 05, 200431DStumbleSeth Abel
Saturday, July 24, 200413DNeed to be set straightDana Motley
Sunday, June 13, 20048DSlip a cogRichard Silvestri
Thursday, May 20, 200413DDrop the ballGreg Staples
Monday, May 17, 200439DGo off trackEthan Cooper
Friday, May 14, 200451AGo offRobert H. Wolfe
Friday, May 07, 20046DGo wrongManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, April 20, 200454AMake a miscueAllan E. Parrish
Sunday, March 28, 200429AMisstepDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, March 10, 200470AMuffRichard Silvestri
Thursday, August 28, 200314AGo offElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, August 26, 200365DBlow itRichard Hughes
Sunday, July 13, 200338DSlipRandolph Ross
Monday, July 07, 200348DGoof upNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Saturday, April 12, 20037DGo offRobert H. Wolfe
Sunday, March 02, 200394ABe offBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, February 05, 200319DBlunderRon O'Hair
Sunday, December 22, 200296AGo astrayFrances Hansen
Thursday, November 21, 20029DMiss a cue, sayJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, November 12, 20028DDo wrongAdam Cohen
Tuesday, November 05, 200242AMake a bonerFred Piscop
Monday, November 04, 200220A"To ___ is human ..."Peter Gordon
Saturday, October 05, 200210DStumbleDonald E. West
Wednesday, August 21, 200263ABlow itJoel Kaplow
Sunday, August 18, 2002119DFluffMichael Ashley
Thursday, July 04, 200238DStrayNathaniel Weiss
Monday, July 01, 200244D"To ___ is human ..."Allan E. Parrish
Saturday, May 25, 200244DElicit a 26-DownFrank Longo
Sunday, April 21, 200284DNeed correctingTrip Payne
Wednesday, March 27, 200213DGoofSarah Keller
Tuesday, February 26, 200225DMess upPeter Gordon
Monday, February 25, 200239AMisjudgeChristina Houlihan
Saturday, February 23, 20025DLapseRich Norris
Monday, November 19, 200154DFlubPeter Gordon
Wednesday, October 24, 200144AMess upSarah Keller
Wednesday, September 05, 200132ABobbleLyell Rodieck
Monday, August 13, 200141AGoof upSherry O. Blackard
Saturday, May 26, 200147ABe offRich Norris
Thursday, May 10, 200141ABlow itManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, May 02, 200160DSuffer a "brain cramp"Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Sunday, April 22, 20018DMisjudgePatrick Berry
Sunday, April 08, 2001100AGet wrongRandolph Ross
Sunday, February 04, 200191ASlipFrank A. Longo
Wednesday, January 31, 20018DGo offJon Delfin
Friday, January 19, 200118AStrayJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, December 06, 200050ADrop one, sayMel Taub (and crossword class)
Tuesday, November 14, 200067DFlubBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, November 01, 200044AMuffPeter Gordon
Saturday, October 28, 200029DTrespassElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, October 25, 200066AFall into evil waysNick Grivas
Friday, October 13, 200061ABobble the ballJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, September 27, 200022DMisquote, sayFred Piscop
Monday, September 25, 200051AMake a goofPeter Gordon
Saturday, September 16, 200041AGo bad?Robert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, September 06, 20008DGet it wrongMatt Gaffney
Tuesday, August 22, 200020AGo astrayEd Early
Monday, July 17, 200042ATo do this is humanMitch Komro
Monday, April 17, 200052AFlubGreg Staples
Saturday, April 08, 200045AWanderRich Norris
Thursday, March 30, 200062DStrayRandolph Ross
Sunday, February 27, 200021ADrop the ballHarvey Estes
Thursday, January 13, 20007DBe off baseA. J. Santora
Thursday, December 23, 199958DSlipJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, December 08, 199951APull a bonerFred Piscop
Friday, December 03, 199939DFall from graceMartin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, November 28, 1999125DAre all wetCathy Millhauser
Thursday, November 25, 199911DDrop the ballDavid J. Kahn
Friday, October 01, 19994DBe faulty?John Wolting
Monday, July 12, 199924A"To ___ is human..."Carol R. Blumenstein
Sunday, June 20, 199950DBe offManny Nosowsky
Thursday, May 27, 199962AMuffA. J. Santora
Wednesday, March 31, 199939AMiscalculatePatrick Jordan
Saturday, December 19, 199818DBe off baseFrank Longo and Dave Tuller
Wednesday, September 23, 19989DAct humanMichael S. Maurer
Wednesday, September 02, 199860DMiscalculateRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, August 19, 199824AMake a misstepAlfio Micci
Saturday, July 18, 199819AStrayRich Norris
Friday, June 26, 199846AStumbleFrank Longo
Sunday, June 21, 1998117DGo wrongJim Page
Thursday, May 28, 199813DSlipPatrick Jordan
Sunday, May 24, 199852DMake muffsHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Saturday, April 18, 199829AAnswer incorrectlyFrank Longo
Saturday, April 04, 199818AUnderestimate, e.g.Rich Norris
Thursday, February 26, 199823AStumbleLois Sidway
Thursday, February 19, 199843DSlip upA. J. Santora
Tuesday, February 03, 199813DMiscalculateNancy Salomon
Thursday, January 22, 19988DBlunderPatrick Jordan
Thursday, December 25, 199739AMess upA. J. Santora
Monday, December 08, 19975DFlubMary E. Brindamour
Sunday, December 07, 199750ASlipRandolph Ross
Sunday, November 30, 1997100AMisjudgeCharles Deber
Sunday, November 23, 19975DSlip upChristopher Hurt and Derek Tague
Sunday, October 26, 19976DGoofCathy Millhauser
Sunday, October 05, 199721AGoofDerrick Niederman
Sunday, September 14, 1997103ADrop the ballFrank Longo
Tuesday, August 26, 199751AMake a mistakeStephanie Spadaccini
Tuesday, July 15, 199735DMiscalculateFrank Longo
Sunday, July 13, 19972DMuffFred Piscop
Friday, May 23, 199746ATripMartin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, May 18, 199722ASlipFrances Hansen
Monday, April 21, 199757ABe mistakenPatrick Jordan
Tuesday, April 08, 199713DBlow itFred Piscop
Sunday, February 02, 199718DNot be perfectR. Silvestri
Tuesday, January 28, 199773ABlow itE. C. Gorski
Saturday, December 07, 199630AShow fallibilityR. H. Burns
Thursday, November 28, 199641ABlow itB. Klahn
Tuesday, November 05, 199648ABobble the ballJ. Farrell
Thursday, October 24, 19962DStub one's toeM. S. Maurer
Friday, September 20, 199631ALapseJ. Page
Monday, August 26, 19966DBungleG. E. Paul
Friday, August 09, 199656AMuffD. Tuller
Sunday, August 04, 19965DMismatch, e.g.D. Tuller
Saturday, July 06, 199643ADrop the ballJ. DiPietro
Wednesday, June 12, 199640DLapse, perhapsD. C. Baldwin
Sunday, June 02, 199682AShow one's humanity?R. Norris
Tuesday, May 28, 199646ABe at faultJ. R. Bender
Tuesday, May 14, 19964DGo off courseG. E. Paul
Sunday, April 28, 199657AStrayD. C. Baldwin
Thursday, April 25, 199659DFumbleW. Canine
Saturday, April 20, 199629AMake a foozleR. Norris
Wednesday, March 27, 199641ABlow itR. J. Hartman
Tuesday, March 26, 199610DBlunderJ. S. Marrone
Tuesday, March 12, 199637DBlow itR. J. Hartman
Tuesday, February 27, 19966DBlunderJ.L. Beatty
Tuesday, February 06, 199620ASlip upRandy Sowell
Wednesday, January 31, 199626AMess upM. Gaffney
Tuesday, January 16, 199660DSlip upR. Hartman
Friday, December 01, 199560ABe off baseManny Nosowsky
Sunday, November 19, 1995150DNecessitate an "Oops!"Cathy Millhauser
Saturday, November 18, 199553ABe off baseGlenton Petgrave
Friday, November 17, 199531AFlubFran & Lou Sabin
Friday, September 22, 199544ABlow itJim Page
Saturday, September 09, 19955DGoof upDaniel R. Stark
Tuesday, August 29, 199536DBe mistakenJohn R. Conrad
Monday, May 29, 199531DFlubBernice Gordon
Sunday, May 28, 199525ABoot oneMatt Gaffney
Sunday, May 07, 199591ASolecizeBob Klahn
Thursday, May 04, 199558DFoul upA.J. Santora
Tuesday, April 25, 199555AMiscalculateGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, April 11, 199523DFlubGregory E. Paul
Saturday, March 11, 199520AMuffNancy Joline
Monday, March 06, 199565DFlubRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, January 18, 199539AMisreckonWayne Robert Williams
Thursday, December 29, 199428DFlubJim Page
Thursday, December 22, 19944DGo wrongStanley Newman
Friday, December 16, 199416ASinA.J. Santora
Saturday, December 10, 19946DBe off the markBryant White
Thursday, November 10, 199437DMisdoAlfio Micci
Sunday, November 06, 199479AFoul upA.J. Santora
Thursday, September 22, 19942DSlipGeorge Quincy
Thursday, September 01, 199461DSinManny Nosowsky
Monday, August 29, 199440DBlunderMary Derderian Brown
Thursday, August 18, 199462DBe wrongA.J. Santora
Wednesday, July 06, 199434AStrayLois Sidway
Friday, April 22, 199438DBungleA.J. Santora
Friday, April 15, 199437DMuffCathy Millhauser
Wednesday, April 13, 19946DDrop the ballJim Page
Tuesday, March 08, 199426DBe off the markHarvey Estes
Sunday, February 20, 199451AWanderHarvey Estes
Saturday, January 22, 199446AMuffRaymond Hamel
Friday, January 07, 199439ABlow itFred Piscop
Sunday, December 05, 19936DBungleManny Nosowsky
Friday, December 03, 19934DGoofBill Click