When a clue like “Faux pas” appears in a crossword, solvers often rely on familiar answers that have worked before. This list brings together those tested entries for a smoother solving experience.
Suggested Answers:
- ERROR
- GAFFE
- MISSTEP
- LAPSE
- SLIP
- BOOBOO
- SLIPUP
- NONO
- INDISCRETION
- SLIPS
- NONOS
- SOLECISM
- SLIPOFTHETONGUE
- DONT
- GOOF
- GOOFS
Synonyms and Definitions
ERROR
- Synonyms: computer error, erroneous belief, erroneousness, fault, misplay, mistake, wrongdoing
GAFFE
- Synonyms: gaucherie, slip, solecism
MISSTEP
- Synonyms: stumble, trip, trip-up
LAPSE
- Synonyms: backslide, backsliding, elapse, fall back, glide by, go along, go by, lapsing, oversight, pass, recidivate, regress, relapse, relapsing, retrogress, reversion, reverting, sink, slide by, slip away, slip by
SLIP
- Synonyms: berth, case, chemise, cutting, dislocate, drop away, drop off, eluding, elusion, err, fall away, gaffe, luxate, miscue, moorage, mooring, parapraxis, pillow slip, pillowcase, shift, shimmy, sideslip, skid, slew, slick, slickness, slide, slip of paper, slip ones mind, slip-up, slipperiness, slue, sneak, splay, steal, strip, teddy
INDISCRETION
- Synonyms: injudiciousness, peccadillo
GOOF
- Synonyms: blunder, boob, bozo, buffoon, clown, cuckoo, drop the ball, fathead, goofball, goose, jackass, merry andrew, sin, twat, zany
- Definition: a man who is foolishly inept and unintelligent