Mayhem Crossword Clue

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Mayhem Crossword Answer

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HAVOC

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BEDLAM

(6 letters)

DISORDER

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a state of extreme confusion and disorder
2. (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

Hint 2: Clue Definition

MAYHEM (noun)
1. violent and needless disturbance
2. the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

HAVOC
(5 letters)
BEDLAM
(6 letters)
DISORDER
(8 letters)

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (8/25/2026) Answers

Across

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8. State of neglect

14. Delicate material

15. Just swell

16. Venues that might have Zambonis

17. *Teeny Apple music player of the 2000s

19. Replied "Nuh-uh"

20. Web portal that once promoted Hotmail and Bing

21. Dutch cheese

22. Vietnamese holiday that's a palindrome

23. Polite assent

25. Gem unit

27. *India's first female prime minister

31. Diminutive diminutive

33. Trick-or-treating score

34. America's national tree

35. *"Let a person fantasize, will ya?!"

40. Tik___

41. Layer of fur

42. '__ Miz'

43. *What lets you connect to the cloud while in the clouds

49. The whole package

53. 'Green' prefix

54. Hot-rod rod

55. Sense of self

56. Quick snooze

59. Judgy glances ... or, phonetically, features of the starred clues' answers

61. Cooks with high heat from above

62. ___ Lingus

63. Match up

64. "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame ___?"

65. Be a snoop

66. "Toodle-oo!"

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Down

1. Like natto or okra

2. Temporary slip

3. Clickable images

4. "Bill & ___ Face the Music" (2020 film sequel)

5. Sponsored podcast interruption, for example

6. "My friend," in Montreal

7. Quickly read

8. Court figs.

9. Roth ___

10. Meat substitute made from gluten

11. Needing to be cooked more

12. They're worn with red suits

13. That, in Spanish

18. Intend

24. Actress Kunis

25. Trig follower

26. Polynesian figure

28. Link's "Good Mythical Morning" co-host

29. Itty-bitty battery

30. It gets chewed up and spat out

31. Feline nickname for Richard I

32. Major turnoff triggered by cringey behavior

36. Procedural drama on 56-Down

37. ___ days of summer

38. Pep rally holler

39. Landed

40. ___-Tac-Toe

44. Canadian $1 coin

45. Like Madame Tussauds figures, compared to the real celebs

46. "Let me help with the dishes"

47. Make like a banana and split

50. 2003 Outkast hit

51. Actor's rep

52. Puccini opera

54. Stat!

56. "Survivor" network

57. Brewpub brew

58. Winter hrs. in LA

60. Winter hrs. in NYC

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