Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week

Latest answer — March 02, 2025

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  1. 1Role for Timothée Chalamet in "A Complete Unknown"
  2. 6Makeup for the cheeks
  3. 7"Well, shucks!"
  4. 8Serious devotee
  5. 9Appropriate rhyme for "stressed," for students

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  1. 1Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week
  2. 2"Gadzooks, that hurt!"
  3. 3Winter Olympics sleds
  4. 4Writer's representative
  5. 5Have to have

The answer to “Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week” in the New York Times Mini crossword is DRAFT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 2, 2025 at 1-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week” answer

DRAFT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is DRAFT

DRAFT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week" in the NYT Mini crossword on March 2, 2025 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DRAFT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DRAFT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a preliminary version of a piece of writing
  • a written order to pay a specified sum
  • compulsory recruitment for military service

When else has “Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week” appeared?

New York Times Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 2, 2025 (most recent) → DRAFT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week”?

The answer is DRAFT, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 2, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week”?

5 letters: DRAFT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 2, 2025, at 1-Down.

Can “Unfortunate status for an email you meant to send last week” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Mini answers?

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