Calculate something incorrectly, say

The answer to “Calculate something incorrectly, say” in the New York Times crossword is ERR — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 28, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 5-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.

“Calculate something incorrectly, say” answer

ERR (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ERR

ERR is the 3-letter solution that fits "Calculate something incorrectly, say" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 28, 2025 (5-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ERR mean?

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

When else has “Calculate something incorrectly, say” appeared?

New York Times 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.

July 28, 2025 (most recent) → ERR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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