About to return embarrassed as a mistake is made (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERRED About to return embarrassed as a mistake is made (5) (5)
8% WERE "Mistakes __ made" (4) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
7% ERROR Mistake (5) Commuter Dec 31, 2025
7% WHOOPS Cheers as I've made a mistake (6) The Times Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
7% PREFERRED Favoured official made mistake on piano (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
6% SQUIRM Wriggle with embarrassment (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026
6% DODGER Shirker embarrassed about swallowing overdose by end of evening (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
6% REDDER More embarrassed, perhaps (6) Commuter Jan 6, 2026
6% ERRATA List of mistakes (6) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
6% EATDIRT Suffer an embarrassing loss (7) USA Today Jan 2, 2026
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