Take responsibility for a screw-up Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OWNIT Take responsibility for a screw-up (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2020
4% ERRS Screws up (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 5, 2026
4% ERROR Screw-up (5) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
4% ERR Screw up (3) USA Today Dec 25, 2025
3% MANUP "Take responsibility!" (5) LA Times Mini Dec 27, 2025
3% CRUMPLE Screw up (paper) (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 25, 2025
3% STEPUP Take responsibility (6) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
3% VERITABLE Albert, I've screwed up for real (9) (9) The Sun Two Speed Dec 19, 2025
3% YESWEDO "You take credit cards?" response (7) New York Times Dec 15, 2025
3% MANGLE Male approach is to screw up (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 10, 2025

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