Mistake in a letter from the old man (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GAFFE Mistake in a letter from the old man (5) (5)
8% ERROR Mistake (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 8, 2025
8% POP Report the old man (3) (3) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
8% UHF Old TV letters: Abbr. (3) Commuter Nov 28, 2025
8% ERRORS Mistakes (6) USA Today Oct 20, 2025
7% REIN Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _ (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
7% GRANDPA Old man is splendid office assistant (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 10, 2025
7% ERRED Made a mistake (5) The Atlantic Dec 8, 2025
7% ERR Make mistakes (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 2025
7% SLIPUP Minor mistake (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
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