Letters in the first two columns of a Linotype keyboard, often typed as a signal to newspaper proofreaders about an error, but sometimes inadvertently published Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Letters in the first two columns of a Linotype keyboard, often typed as a signal to newspaper proofreaders about an error, but sometimes inadvertently published featured in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle on July 26, 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ETAOINSHRDLU.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ETAOINSHRDLU Letters in the first two columns of a Linotype keyboard, often typed as a signal to newspaper proofreaders about an error, but sometimes inadvertently published (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 26, 2026
4% OPEDS Newspaper columns (5) USA Today Jul 10, 2026
4% DEAR First word of a formal letter, often (4) New York Times Midi Jul 1, 2026
4% EDS Op-___ (newspaper columns) (3)
4% TYPO Keyboarding error (4) Newsday Apr 22, 2026
4% MISTYPE Make a keyboarding error (7) (7) The Sun Mini Apr 10, 2026
3% ALPHA Homer's first letter (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 24, 2026
3% ORGANIST Keyboard player (8) The Telegraph Quick Jul 24, 2026
3% DANDY Just peachy ... or a hint to the two letters that appear most often in this grid (5) New York Times Mini Jul 22, 2026
3% ELLS Two letters in "hello" (4) Newsday Jul 21, 2026

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