Facetious scapegoat for a bad mistake, maybe Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Facetious scapegoat for a bad mistake, maybe featured in New York Times Midi puzzle on September 13, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EVILTWIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EVILTWIN Facetious scapegoat for a bad mistake, maybe (8) New York Times Midi Sep 13, 2026
6% EVILTWINS Facetious scapegoats (9) Universal Jun 23, 2019
5% ERROR Mistake (5) Commuter Sep 12, 2026
5% ERRORS Mistakes (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 18, 2026
5% OPENSESAME "Let me in!", facetiously (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 15, 2026
5% INEPT Bad at your job, maybe (5) The Atlantic Aug 4, 2026
5% ADOUT Result of bad service, maybe (5) New York Times Aug 1, 2026
5% HOWLER Bad mistake (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jul 30, 2026
4% SIC (Not my mistake) (3) Universal Sep 12, 2026
4% INTS QB mistakes (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2026

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