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Make a mistake crossword clue

23 Across · WSJ Crossword, May 11, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

ERR

ERR (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Make a mistake” is ERR. It appears as 23 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of May 11, 2026, a Monday puzzle titled “The Bottom Line” by Peter A. Collins, and it fills 3 squares running left to right from row 5, column 1 of the 15×15 grid.

The clue is a straightforward definition, so the answer is a direct synonym or a factual match for the words as written. The entry begins with E and ends with R, and contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Monday puzzles are the most approachable of the week, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ERR:

Throw wildly, saySep 2, 2026
GoofAug 30, 2026
Screw upAug 18, 2026
Do the wrong thingJul 28, 2026
You might do it on the side of cautionJul 6, 2026
Mess upJun 8, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1ADo a post-vacation chore

7AChiding sound

10A“Evil Kermit” or “Grumpy Cat,” e.g.

14A“The Murders in the Rue ___”

15AFormer quarterback Manning

16ANation on the Arabian peninsula

17AShe had a hit with “Poetry Man”

19APainter Chagall

20ASudden pulls

21AShe had a hit with “Because the Night”

24A___ ordinaires (cheap reds)

25AShire of “Rocky”

26AWiping the slate clean

28ACasey, notably

30AYank’s crosstown rival

31AButterfly’s kin

32ATreelike creature in “The Lord of the Rings”

33AHe had a hit with “Mother and Child Reunion”

37AAtlanta-based health org.

40ADamon of “The Bourne Identity”

45AMore exhilarating

47AEgg-producing organs

49AColorado skiing resort

51ACooked rice, in Korean cuisine

52AHe had a hit with “If I Had a Hammer”

55ASeized vehicle, familiarly

57A1964 Beatles hit, and an addendum to a fan letter to 17-, 21-, 33- or 52-Across, perhaps

59APeppa Pig’s baby sister

61ASan Fran team, for short

63AGo after in court

64A“___ Fideles”

1DUnspecified large number

2D“Take your time”

3DWrite some code

4DSeeming eternity

7DCampout shelters

8DWord before car or machine

9DFlightless bird

10DMay honorees, quaintly

11D“Shoot over your answer”

12DInvader in some sci-fi movies

18DEmulated the performers in this puzzle’s theme

22DSecond largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands

24DThiamine and riboflavin, for two

27DLabor Day mo.

28DAvril Lavigne’s “Sk8er ___”

29DQuick cash source

34DDubai’s nation: Abbr.

35DAbbr. on a copier paper tray

36D“Neither fish ___ fowl”

37DNovel section

39DShip skipper

43DCity with wharves

44DSupport, as a cause

47DAuto on the autobahn

48D“Romeo and Juliet” city

53DOmar of “House”

54DJacob’s twin

55DThinker Descartes

58DYouTube offering, for short

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