Dread losing first letter - it's a mistake (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERROR Dread losing first letter - it's a mistake (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 28, 2024
80% FEAR Dread (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
80% AWFUL Dreadful (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
76% ALPHA First Greek letter (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 12, 2025
76% ABCD First four letters (4)
76% ABC First three letters (3)
76% ALEPH First Hebrew letter (5) Universal Sep 17, 2025
76% YEAR "The ___ of No Mistakes" (4) USA Today Sep 2, 2025
76% DIRE Dreadful (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 12, 2025
73% DEAR First word in a letter to Santa (4) Universal Oct 18, 2025

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