A slip of the pen (8,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A slip of the pen (8,5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLERICALERROR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLERICALERROR A slip of the pen (8,5) (13)
95% TYPO Slip of the pen (4) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
90% ESCAPE Slip of the pen? (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2018
90% ESCAPES Slips of the pen? (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 26, 2017
63% ESCAPEE One who makes a slip of the pen? (7)
57% MANHUNT What might result from a slip of the pen? (7)
9% GAFFES Slips (6) Newsday Aug 30, 2025
9% ERROR Slip (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2025
8% STY Pig's pen (3)
8% ONS Slip-___ (certain shoes) (3) Universal Sep 7, 2025
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