Mess up Crossword Clue

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Mess up Crossword Answer

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FLUB

(4 letters)

BOTCH

(5 letters)

SLIP

(4 letters)

TOUSLE

(6 letters)

RUFFLE

(6 letters)

BLOWIT

(6 letters)

MAR

(3 letters)

SCREW

(5 letters)

GOOF

(4 letters)

RUIN

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. wander from a direct course or at random
2. to make a mistake or be incorrect

Hint 2: Clue Definition

MESS (noun)
1. informal terms for a difficult situation
2. a state of confusion and disorderliness
MESS (verb)
1. make a mess of or create disorder in
2. eat in a mess hall

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

FLUB
(4 letters)
BOTCH
(5 letters)
SLIP
(4 letters)
TOUSLE
(6 letters)
RUFFLE
(6 letters)
BLOWIT
(6 letters)
MAR
(3 letters)
SCREW
(5 letters)
GOOF
(4 letters)
RUIN
(4 letters)

More Newsday Crossword (5/7/2026) Answers

Across

1. Got away from

7. Least obtainable

13. Expected life-stage behavior

14. Temporary loss of voice

16. Environmental advocate

18. Suffix like -ule

19. Thing to fulfill

20. Brimless topper

21. Terse affirmation

23. Store's prominent display

25. Course listing

28. Working or not

32. GI garb

33. Thing to spring

34. Loathsome people

35. Herd word

36. Southern Mexican

39. Reagan-era teen

40. More navy-like

42. Bright northern star

43. Specialty, so to speak

44. Gridiron Fantasy Focus podcaster

45. Human dynamo

48. Caribbean's Turks and __ Islands

50. Electronic address

51. Early Beatles label

54. House Hunters airer

55. Malty beverages

58. Talented talker

63. Top-five Cadillac seller worldwide

64. Pretty Woman and Love Actually

65. Ecclesiastical assemblies

66. City south of Salem

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Down

1. Four-win celeb feat

2. High-fiber starter

3. Steam open, say

4. Female squirrel

6. Certain ID issuer

7. Not family-friendly

8. For one

9. Name meaning 'rose'

10. Very long time

11. Irked state

12. "__ pity" ("Too bad")

13. Suit topper

15. Mall convenience

17. Ballet star a century ago

22. Go for a drive

23. Page sent online

24. Hound hand

25. Dome-shaped dessert

26. Nonfamily loved ones

27. Monastic address

29. World population c. 1999

30. Headphones descriptor

31. Mountie jacket material

34. Major mess-up

37. Animation art

38. Previously

41. Bus. ltr. abbr.

45. Secretariat's colorful nickname

46. Portrays

47. Security Council member with veto power

49. "Don't be __" (words of caution)

51. Heart chart

52. Many PTA members

53. Very dark

56. Lemony Snicket villain

57. Name-day honorees: Abbr.

59. German noble name

60. Small number in Naples

61. Promise on a note

62. Small-screen gasp

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