Mistake (of tongue or pen) — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Mistake (of tongue or pen)”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 7th July 2003. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Mistake (of tongue or pen)” is SLIP (4 letters).
We last saw “Mistake (of tongue or pen)” in Guardian Quick on 7th July 2003.
The 4-letter answer for “Mistake (of tongue or pen)” is SLIP.
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