Mess up NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 28 Aug 2025

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ERR
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Make a blunderCrossword Clue
Make a boo-booCrossword Clue
Make a typo, sayCrossword Clue
Slip upCrossword Clue
GoofCrossword Clue
Spoil a movie ending for a friend, e.gCrossword Clue
Make a mistakeCrossword Clue
Go wrongCrossword Clue
___ on the side of cautionCrossword Clue
Calculate something incorrectly, sayCrossword Clue

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BOTCH
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Bungle, as plastic surgeryCrossword Clue
BungleCrossword Clue
Make a mess ofCrossword Clue
Do a bad job onCrossword Clue
Robot character protects ruinCrossword Clue
Screw upCrossword Clue
MuffCrossword Clue
MishandleCrossword Clue

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TOUSLE
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
MussCrossword Clue
Playfully ruffleCrossword Clue
Mess up playfullyCrossword Clue
DishevelCrossword Clue
Mess up, as hairCrossword Clue
Muss upCrossword Clue
Make a mess of hairpiece, occasionally sold for sportCrossword Clue
Mess up prepared soluteCrossword Clue

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FLUB
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Botch or bungleCrossword Clue
Silly errorCrossword Clue
BungleCrossword Clue
Actor's line-reading mistakeCrossword Clue
GoofCrossword Clue
BlowCrossword Clue
Part of a blooper reelCrossword Clue
BotchCrossword Clue

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BUNGLE
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
MuffCrossword Clue
Make a mess ofCrossword Clue
Duff note held by trumpetCrossword Clue
Cork licensee gutted finding gross mismanagementCrossword Clue
Duff note held by instrumentCrossword Clue
Fluff roll, happiness cut shortCrossword Clue
Blunder, giving bribe with a pound noteCrossword Clue

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GOOF
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
BlooperCrossword Clue
BlunderCrossword Clue
Make a whoopsieCrossword Clue
Make mistake and scarper without finishingCrossword Clue
Slip upCrossword Clue
Silly mistakeCrossword Clue
A lot of rot for foolish personCrossword Clue
Clumsy errorCrossword Clue
Blooper, e.gCrossword Clue
Real dopeCrossword Clue

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MAR
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
SpoilCrossword Clue
DamageCrossword Clue
Give bad marksCrossword Clue
Stain or tearCrossword Clue
National Soup It Forward Day moCrossword Clue
Scratch or stain, e.gCrossword Clue
Mo. of "Madness"Crossword Clue
BlemishCrossword Clue

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RUFFLE
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Trump extremely liable to be disturbingCrossword Clue
Trouble as Academys place in draw is taken by UniversityCrossword Clue
Dishevel — annoyCrossword Clue
Expensive delicacy loses temperature to disturb feathersCrossword Clue
Dust ___Crossword Clue

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MISDO
5 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
BotchCrossword Clue
Screw upCrossword Clue
BungleCrossword Clue

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MUFF
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
BotchCrossword Clue
BungleCrossword Clue
Play awkwardly, as a ground ballCrossword Clue
Botch, as a catchCrossword Clue
Mess up — hand warmerCrossword Clue
BlowCrossword Clue
Hand warmerCrossword Clue

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RUIN
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Totally destroyCrossword Clue
Colossally bad consequence, as with financesCrossword Clue
DestroyCrossword Clue
WreckCrossword Clue
Archaeological siteCrossword Clue
DemolishCrossword Clue
Many a UNESCO siteCrossword Clue
Wreck completelyCrossword Clue
"Don't ___ this for me" ("Just let me live")Crossword Clue

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RUMPLE
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Crease the French found on rearCrossword Clue
MussCrossword Clue
Disorder created by politician in governmentCrossword Clue
Government welcomes politician to foldCrossword Clue
Representative in power in disorderCrossword Clue
Scrunch upCrossword Clue
Bottom with extremely loathsome wrinkleCrossword Clue
Politician in government to mess upCrossword Clue

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BLOW
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PunchCrossword Clue
WasteCrossword Clue
"I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll ___ your house in"Crossword Clue
Major setbackCrossword Clue
What one might do after making a birthday wishCrossword Clue
SquanderCrossword Clue
___ Pop (lollipop brand)Crossword Clue
ExplodeCrossword Clue
Crushing setbackCrossword Clue
Go like the wind?Crossword Clue

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BLOWIT
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Spoil everythingCrossword Clue
Botch the jobCrossword Clue
Fail epicallyCrossword Clue
Mess up part of drill, keeping quietCrossword Clue
Screw upCrossword Clue
Lose when you should have won, and a hint to the start of the answers to starred cluesCrossword Clue

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DAMAGE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"What's the ___?" ("How much does it cost?")Crossword Clue
FalloutCrossword Clue
Have a negative effect onCrossword Clue
Mother, get on ruin!Crossword Clue
Price, say, a lunatic raisedCrossword Clue
Hurt woman with silver piercing,Crossword Clue
Look old on mother's ruinCrossword Clue
Look old on mothers ruinCrossword Clue
Editor reflected about American magazines costCrossword Clue
Destruction from barrage over timeCrossword Clue

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FAIL
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Get an FCrossword Clue
F that comes right after A, B, C and DCrossword Clue
Epic ___Crossword Clue
Go underCrossword Clue
Not passCrossword Clue
Epic ___ (embarrassing blunder)Crossword Clue
Word in many a YouTube titleCrossword Clue
Go down the tubesCrossword Clue

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GARBLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mistranslate, sayCrossword Clue
Muddle upCrossword Clue
Butler in film concealing right jumbleCrossword Clue
Style of dress ends in small size 8Crossword Clue
Georgia running back and left end in mix upCrossword Clue
Maybe misrepresent the French, following fashionCrossword Clue
Confused account in newspaper about British Library exhibition's openingCrossword Clue
Confused account in newspaper about British Library exhibitions openingCrossword Clue
Old film star catches end of finger in mangleCrossword Clue
Distort dress by cutting leg shortCrossword Clue

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HASH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
(Corned beef [?) it out]Crossword Clue
___ brownsCrossword Clue
Breakfast scrambleCrossword Clue
Heavenly ___ ice creamCrossword Clue
MiscellanyCrossword Clue
Meat-and-potatoes diner dishCrossword Clue
Diner dishCrossword Clue
Diner fareCrossword Clue
___ out: discuss in detailCrossword Clue
PotpourriCrossword Clue

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MISHANDLE
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Badly manage squeamish and lethargic nursesCrossword Clue
Mess up in skirmish and leaveCrossword Clue
Deal badly with worker, taken in by awkward smileCrossword Clue
Deal inappropriately with the Wolverine StateCrossword Clue
Botch pronunciation of maiden nameCrossword Clue
Composers sister said to be in ruinCrossword Clue
Fluff man held is foulCrossword Clue
Drive badly as request for noise-reduction added to stopping distanceCrossword Clue
Badly treat girl, forgetting second nameCrossword Clue

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SMEAR
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Mascara mishapCrossword Clue
Lipstick mishapCrossword Clue
Makeup mishapCrossword Clue
Nasty campaign tacticCrossword Clue
Bad-mouthCrossword Clue
CalumniateCrossword Clue
Post-kiss lip smudgeCrossword Clue
Damaging – and false – rumourCrossword Clue

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SPOIL
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
TurnCrossword Clue
Ruin, as the end of a movieCrossword Clue
Pamper to excessCrossword Clue
BabyCrossword Clue
RuinCrossword Clue
Ruin the ending ofCrossword Clue
Go badCrossword Clue
PamperCrossword Clue

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FLUFF
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Screw up and downCrossword Clue
Material in a lint trapCrossword Clue
Stuff of little substanceCrossword Clue
Plump up, as a pillowCrossword Clue
Written material of no consequenceCrossword Clue
Mess up surface of front edge of sailCrossword Clue
Trivial entertainmentCrossword Clue
BotchCrossword Clue
Trivial entertainmentCrossword Clue
Down to make an errorCrossword Clue

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MISADD
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Count egregiously notes one dead dukeCrossword Clue
Totally screw up?Crossword Clue
Have sum troubleCrossword Clue
Say "2+2=5"Crossword Clue
Total up incorrectlyCrossword Clue

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MISDATE
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Write the wrong number on, perhapsCrossword Clue
Stamp incorrectly, in a wayCrossword Clue
Stamp incorrectly, in a wayCrossword Clue
Stamp incorrectly, perhapsCrossword Clue
Write the wrong year on, as a checkCrossword Clue

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STIR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Use a spoon to homogenizeCrossword Clue
MixCrossword Clue
Mix with a spoonCrossword Clue
Use a swizzle stickCrossword Clue
Mix upCrossword Clue
Tend to bechamel sauceCrossword Clue
Mix upCrossword Clue
MixCrossword Clue
Pancake batter instructionCrossword Clue
Instruction in a risotto recipeCrossword Clue

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BLOTCH
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SplodgeCrossword Clue
StainCrossword Clue
Psycho author consuming tea makes a messCrossword Clue
Irregularly shaped spotCrossword Clue
Blemish on lawyer, book and charge 33%Crossword Clue
Big group on church in a big spotCrossword Clue
Mark learner in messCrossword Clue
Irregular discolouration left in cowboy builders workCrossword Clue
Left inside badly finished work causing an irregular discolorationCrossword Clue
Make a mess of protecting student spotCrossword Clue

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DROOPS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SagsCrossword Clue
WiltsCrossword Clue
SagsCrossword Clue
Track down uprising in WiltsCrossword Clue
SagsCrossword Clue
Track to north after day in WiltsCrossword Clue
Hangs limplyCrossword Clue
Wilts, doubling over in tearsCrossword Clue
Yields to gravityCrossword Clue
Resembles week-old flowers, sayCrossword Clue

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HOTSPUR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Spout off, immersed in Homer, to quick-tempered personCrossword Clue
Popular incentive for knightCrossword Clue
Impulsive Shakespearean spiced up secondary lineCrossword Clue
According to Spooner, catch sight of the female firebrandCrossword Clue
Upshot turns out to be primarily rigorous for impetuous personCrossword Clue
Stirred up short impetuous bloke, possibly from TottenhamCrossword Clue
Percy is in demand on branch lineCrossword Clue
Proust translated by Henry PercyCrossword Clue
Drive after raging madmanCrossword Clue
Harry Tottenham follower?Crossword Clue

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MUFFIN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Flattish bunCrossword Clue
Toasted bunCrossword Clue
Miss India cakeCrossword Clue
Small rounded spongy cakeCrossword Clue
Spongy cake/bread rollCrossword Clue
Nearly dropping breakfast itemCrossword Clue
Savoury cake thats dropped in warmerCrossword Clue
Make a mistake with popular bun for toastingCrossword Clue
Make a mistake with popular bun for toastingCrossword Clue
Breakfast orderCrossword Clue

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FUMBLETHESNAP
13 Letters

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DROPTHEBALL
11 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
BlunderCrossword Clue
Make a blunderCrossword Clue
Blow itCrossword Clue
Fail on a field?Crossword Clue

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MISSPELL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Go astray delivering lettersCrossword Clue
Get incantation wrong and suffer from fat fingers?Crossword Clue
Cause miscomunnication in simple S&L arrangement?Crossword Clue
Write reminisences, sayCrossword Clue
Put down, wrongly, Im coming back with a soupçon of silky charmCrossword Clue
Get an F in physics?Crossword Clue
Neglect odd parts of poem, lines showing blunder with wordsCrossword Clue
Neglect odd parts of poem, lines showing blunder with wordsCrossword Clue
What poor witch may do to display bad character?Crossword Clue
Girls lines added to exercise put down wronglyCrossword Clue

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SHED
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Backyard storage structureCrossword Clue
Reacted to a hairy situation, say?Crossword Clue
Backyard spot that's shovel-ready?Crossword Clue
Lose, as furCrossword Clue
Backyard buildingCrossword Clue
Garden storage structureCrossword Clue
What many dogs do in the spring and fallCrossword Clue
Storage structureCrossword Clue
LoseCrossword Clue
Novel date in SloughCrossword Clue

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BUMBLE
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Faff about with mike, interrupting popular singerCrossword Clue
Dickensian beadle, beginning to behave like Uriah Heep?Crossword Clue
Character created by Boz - weightless like Uriah HeepCrossword Clue
Appear clumsy as Dickens characterCrossword Clue
Appear clumsy as Dickens characterCrossword Clue

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ASSEMBLE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Build, like a Lego structureCrossword Clue
Gather togetherCrossword Clue
Put together, like furnitureCrossword Clue
Gather with capacity to contain returning chaosCrossword Clue
Gather with capacity to contain returning chaosCrossword Clue
Gather, taking walk around South London areaCrossword Clue
Graduate stands outside canteen over by the French groupCrossword Clue
Graduate stands outside canteen over by the French groupCrossword Clue
GatherCrossword Clue
Build a ship with incomplete deviceCrossword Clue

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INNOTIME
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Old #1 in Telegraph punches local Independent compiler pdqCrossword Clue
Very quicklyCrossword Clue
Before you can say Jack RobinsonCrossword Clue
Lickety-splitCrossword Clue
Trendy, about to bed artist, mounting very quicklyCrossword Clue
Tout de suiteCrossword Clue
Tout de suiteCrossword Clue

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MARDI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ GrasCrossword Clue
___ GrasCrossword Clue
Lundi followerCrossword Clue
___ GrasCrossword Clue
Mercredi precederCrossword Clue
Tuesday, in ToursCrossword Clue
Tuesday, in ToulouseCrossword Clue
___ GrasCrossword Clue
French day named after the Roman god of warCrossword Clue
___ GrasCrossword Clue

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TOOMANY
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
More than neededCrossword Clue
More than enoughCrossword Clue
More than enoughCrossword Clue
One drink, to a designated driverCrossword Clue
One drink, to a designated driverCrossword Clue

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"Table" for one's TV dinner, perhapsCrossword Clue

Messy abodeCrossword Clue

Texting format, in briefCrossword Clue

Period that begins with a day of pranks: AbbrCrossword Clue

WeaknessCrossword Clue

___ Highway (Maui tourist attraction)Crossword Clue

Recently datedCrossword Clue

Many a citizen of Abu DhabiCrossword Clue

It's used for wrapping up a filmCrossword Clue

Gained a wider followingCrossword Clue

Riddled (with)Crossword Clue

Top upCrossword Clue

No gutsCrossword Clue

Where someone might ask for a screwdriverCrossword Clue

Early tech giantCrossword Clue

Fair Deal prezCrossword Clue

Like Frodo at the end of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogyCrossword Clue

ChapsCrossword Clue

Poem that's typically unrhymedCrossword Clue

Battle carriersCrossword Clue

Mythological beast able to regenerate its headsCrossword Clue

Commuter optionCrossword Clue

Non-fruit ingredient in a green smoothieCrossword Clue

One of three in the Domino's logoCrossword Clue

Syllable akin to "Tsk!"Crossword Clue

Audiophile's collection, for shortCrossword Clue

Packed lunchCrossword Clue

WailCrossword Clue

Shade in a picturesque island scene, maybeCrossword Clue

Follower of JoelCrossword Clue

Here's the scoop!Crossword Clue

Colossally bad consequence, as with financesCrossword Clue

WizardCrossword Clue

Some underground networksCrossword Clue

"Kapow!"Crossword Clue

Fleur-de-___Crossword Clue

Follow, with "to"Crossword Clue

"Come ___?" (Italian for "How are you?")Crossword Clue

Mess up NYT Crossword Clue

Showing 38 Matching Answers

ERR

10 RELATED CLUES

BOTCH

8 RELATED CLUES

TOUSLE

8 RELATED CLUES

FLUB

8 RELATED CLUES

BUNGLE

7 RELATED CLUES

GOOF

10 RELATED CLUES

MAR

8 RELATED CLUES

RUFFLE

5 RELATED CLUES

MISDO

3 RELATED CLUES

MUFF

7 RELATED CLUES

RUIN

9 RELATED CLUES

RUMPLE

8 RELATED CLUES

BLOW

10 RELATED CLUES

BLOWIT

6 RELATED CLUES

DAMAGE

10 RELATED CLUES

FAIL

8 RELATED CLUES

GARBLE

10 RELATED CLUES

HASH

10 RELATED CLUES

MISHANDLE

9 RELATED CLUES

SMEAR

8 RELATED CLUES

SPOIL

8 RELATED CLUES

FLUFF

10 RELATED CLUES

MISADD

5 RELATED CLUES

MISDATE

5 RELATED CLUES

STIR

10 RELATED CLUES

BLOTCH

10 RELATED CLUES

DROOPS

10 RELATED CLUES

HOTSPUR

10 RELATED CLUES

MUFFIN

10 RELATED CLUES

FUMBLETHESNAP

DROPTHEBALL

4 RELATED CLUES

MISSPELL

10 RELATED CLUES

SHED

10 RELATED CLUES

BUMBLE

5 RELATED CLUES

ASSEMBLE

10 RELATED CLUES

INNOTIME

7 RELATED CLUES

MARDI

10 RELATED CLUES

TOOMANY

5 RELATED CLUES

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