Make a mistake having Mike rather than Oscar providing explosive device (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make a mistake having Mike rather than Oscar providing explosive device (4) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on November 29, 2025. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BOMB.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOMB Make a mistake having Mike rather than Oscar providing explosive device (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Nov 29, 2025
6% LIEU In ___ of (rather than) (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
5% INKIND With goods rather than money (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
5% ERR Make a mistake (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 25, 2025
5% SLIPS Makes a mistake, having knocked back small beer (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
5% ORAL Spoken rather than written, as an exam (4)
5% ERRS Makes a mistake (4) USA Today Sep 30, 2025
5% I Makes a mistake (1) USA Today Quick Sep 11, 2025
5% DEPTHCHARGE Explosive device (5,6) (11) Mirror Quick Sep 8, 2025
5% DEFUSES Makes (an explosive) safe (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2025

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