Unfortunate accident Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unfortunate accident last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MISHAP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISHAP Unfortunate accident (6) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
41% MISHAPS Unfortunate accidents (7) Newsday Jun 12, 2017
36% BREAKSALEG Has an unfortunate accident (10)
28% TRAGIC Unfortunate accident's ending with rising smoke (6) The Times Cryptic Dec 22, 2022
26% DESICCANT One's used to dry unfortunate accidents (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 19, 2025
3% ALASKA Unfortunately kinda empty region (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
3% ALAS "Unfortunately..." (4) Commuter Jan 31, 2026
3% SATIN Unfortunate stain on material (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
3% LISP Unfortunate slip of the lips (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
3% SAD Unfortunate (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026

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