Word "MESSY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
dirty and disorderly
Synonyms:
mussy
Examples:
a child's messy eating habits

Crossword Clues for MESSY

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British singer Lola Young's breakthrough 2024 hit The Times Specialist Sunday 02 Nov 2025
Untidy The Telegraph Plusword 25 Aug 2025
Like some buns USA Today 20 Aug 2025
Cluttered Thomas Joseph 20 Aug 2025
Untidy (5) Mirror Classic 18 Aug 2025
Cluttered Thomas Joseph 07 Aug 2025
Stylike LA Times Daily 14 Jul 2025
Untidy The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 14 Jul 2025
Like many dorm rooms New York Times 17 Jun 2025
I ike a toddler's face after a spaghetti dinner
Untidy place for shipmates to eat with Leading Yeoman (5)
Like some desks and divorces New York Times 27 May 2025
___ bun (unkempt hairstyle) Universal 23 May 2025
Unlike houses that have been professionally staged New York Times Mini 06 May 2025
Untidy Mirror Classic 03 May 2025
Like a room in need of the KonMari Method
Untidy Commuter 26 Apr 2025
Not clean The Telegraph Plusword 26 Apr 2025
Like some bad breakups USA Today 25 Apr 2025
Very untidy (5) Puzzler 22 Apr 2025
Like some buns or breakups
Complicated LA Times Daily 30 Mar 2025
Cluttered Thomas Joseph 26 Mar 2025
Before end of day dining room is littered
Untidy Mirror Classic 06 Mar 2025
In no particular order? LA Times Mini 05 Mar 2025
Untidy The Telegraph Plusword 27 Feb 2025
___ bun (tousled hairstyle) Universal 19 Feb 2025
Untidy Mirror Tea Time 14 Feb 2025
Untidy The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 10 Feb 2025
2024 top 10 single from Lola Young (5)
Unkempt Universal 23 Jan 2025
Untidy The Times Concise 22 Jan 2025
Dirty Mirror Tea Time 19 Jan 2025
Like many dorm rooms Thomas Joseph 18 Jan 2025
Dirty, untidy Puzzler Backwords 16 Jan 2025
Untidy USA Today 16 Jan 2025
Like a roommate who leaves dishes in the sink and socks on the sofa New York Times Mini 13 Jan 2025
Like someone who's out of order?
Like a dramatic breakup Universal 07 Jan 2025
Untidy, as a room
Full of clutter Premier Sunday 29 Dec 2024
Dirty; disorganised The Telegraph Mini 16 Dec 2024
Ready to be picked up? LA Times Mini 13 Dec 2024
Untidy The Telegraph Quick 12 Dec 2024
Complicated New York Times 30 Nov 2024
Not tidy The Telegraph Plusword 10 Nov 2024
Like feeding food to a baby, usually
Untidy Newsday 15 Oct 2024
In need of tidying up New York Times Mini 10 Oct 2024
In a disordered state
Officers' room takes year to get untidy (5)
Sloppy, untidy (5)
Untidy as an eating place?
Like some bad breakups New York Times 12 Sep 2024
Like a drama- filled life USA Today 07 Sep 2024
Unkempt Thomas Joseph 04 Sep 2024
Like Oscar Madison of "The Odd Couple"
Untidy as certain eating places? (5)
Like a toddler's face after spaghetti night Universal 15 Aug 2024
Muddled The Telegraph Mini 10 Aug 2024
My European ship came in, filthy Mirror Cryptic 27 Jul 2024
Untidy Mirror Quick 27 Jul 2024
Untidy Newsday 24 Jul 2024
Grubby The Telegraph Plusword 24 Jul 2024
Not neat Commuter 19 Jul 2024
Untidy, like dining rooms in service? (5)
Untidy dining room at start of year
My enclosed letter is untidy
Confused The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 23 Jun 2024
Like a toddler with finger paints LA Times Daily 16 Jun 2024
Not neat Commuter 06 Jun 2024
Cluttered USA Today 30 May 2024
Confused, at some times outwardly shy (5)
Tough to resolve LA Times Daily 17 May 2024
Untidy Mirror Classic 28 Apr 2024
Untidy Mirror Tea Time 13 Apr 2024
Untidy, in a muddle (5)
In need of neatening
Seriously out of order
Like a baby with pudding, probably LA Times Daily 26 Mar 2024
Untidy as a food hall? (5) Puzzler Cryptic 07 Mar 2024
Untidy Mirror Tea Time 28 Feb 2024
Littered with clothes, say Universal 05 Feb 2024
Disorganised, but in modern times systematic (5)
Overly involved New York Times 01 Feb 2024
Filled with drama
Dirty Mirror Tea Time 18 Jan 2024
Not exactly prim
Like some divorces?
Untidy Mirror Classic 08 Jan 2024
Grimy, dirty (5)
Not at all tidy USA Today 30 Dec 2023
Like a room littered with wrapping paper Universal 25 Dec 2023
Sloppy Commuter 29 Nov 2023
Dirty, untidy Puzzler Backwords 02 Nov 2023
In disarray Newsday 12 Sep 2023
Like many teens' bedrooms USA Today 10 Sep 2023
Unkempt Universal 23 Aug 2023
Like slime-making kits LA Times Daily 20 Jul 2023
Unkempt Thomas Joseph 28 Jun 2023
Untidy USA Today 05 Jun 2023
Needing tidying Newsday 24 May 2023
Like some breakups and dorm rooms New York Times 15 May 2023
Not tidy USA Today 13 May 2023
Untidy, as a room
In need of tidying LA Times Daily 20 Mar 2023
Untidy The Telegraph Quick 08 Mar 2023
Unkempt Thomas Joseph 08 Mar 2023
Unkempt Eugene Sheffer 17 Feb 2023
Like some bedrooms and breakups Universal 05 Feb 2023
Needing straightening up Newsday 16 Jan 2023
Like some hair buns USA Today 16 Dec 2022
Disorderly
Like a stereotypical teen's room Universal 08 Dec 2022
All over the place LA Times Daily 29 Oct 2022
Untidy USA Today 23 Oct 2022
Like spilled milk Family Time 03 Oct 2022
In need of a good clean USA Today 21 Sep 2022
Out of order? LA Times Daily 02 Sep 2022
Like some divorces Wall Street Journal 20 Aug 2022
Like hands after eating ribs USA Today 09 Aug 2022
Like a kindergarten room, often New York Times 01 Aug 2022
Like a pigsty Universal 24 Jul 2022
Not tidy The Telegraph Quick 08 May 2022
Like some bedrooms and buns USA Today 16 Apr 2022
Not neat USA Today 14 Apr 2022
Untidy Newsday 30 Mar 2022
Like fingers after eating wings Universal 25 Mar 2022
Full of drama Universal 05 Mar 2022
Like an untidy person's room
Like an overflowing waste bin Family Time 01 Nov 2021
Unkempt Wall Street Journal 05 Oct 2021
Like toddlers eating spaghetti, usually USA Today 02 Oct 2021
Slobbish Universal 26 Sep 2021
Unkempt Thomas Joseph 13 Sep 2021
In need of tidying up USA Today 31 Jul 2021
Unkempt The Washington Post 14 Jul 2021
Unkempt LA Times Daily 14 Jul 2021
Needing neatening Newsday 11 Jul 2021
In need of tidying up USA Today 10 Jul 2021
Complicated, as a relationship New York Times 27 Jun 2021
Like Oscar in "The Odd Couple" Universal 23 May 2021
Like some breakups The Washington Post 28 Mar 2021
Like a stereotypical teen's room Universal 19 Mar 2021
Complicated, as a divorce New York Times 08 Mar 2021
Argentinian footballer said to be dirty
Untidy USA Today 16 Feb 2021
LIke a room in serious need of cleaning Family Time 15 Feb 2021
Needing straightening up Newsday 13 Jan 2021
Like Oscar of 'The Odd Couple' or 'Sesame Street' The Washington Post 25 Dec 2020
Like Oscar of "The Odd Couple" or "Sesame Street" LA Times Daily 25 Dec 2020
Like contested divorces The Washington Post 28 Nov 2020
Like contested divorces LA Times Daily 28 Nov 2020
Not neat USA Today 05 Nov 2020
Like some breakups New York Times 29 Oct 2020
Rather inconvenient Newsday 30 Aug 2020
In need of cleanup Newsday 16 Aug 2020
Hardly tidy USA Today 13 Jul 2020
Unlike Marie Kondo's home, presumably USA Today 09 Jun 2020
Needing straightening Newsday 29 Apr 2020
Littered with toys, say Universal 20 Apr 2020
Not very neat
Like a bad breakup The Washington Post 24 Feb 2020
Like a bad breakup LA Times Daily 24 Feb 2020
Far from organized USA Today 21 Feb 2020
Like some dorm rooms and divorces Wall Street Journal 11 Feb 2020
Not tidy Premier Sunday 19 Jan 2020
Like a desk that's a sign of genius, it's said
Like Oscar Madison's room LA Times Daily 06 Jan 2020
Like Oscar Madison's room The Washington Post 06 Jan 2020
Disorganized The Washington Post Sunday 05 Jan 2020
Hardly tidy Premier Sunday 29 Dec 2019
Like a cluttered room USA Today 27 Dec 2019
Unkempt Eugene Sheffer 21 Dec 2019
Like a littered and cluttered room
Like some breakups The New Yorker 09 Dec 2019
Far from well kept USA Today 20 Nov 2019
Cluttered Wall Street Journal 23 Oct 2019
Complicated, as a breakup New York Times 23 Oct 2019
Complicated, as a breakup
Like many kids' rooms Universal 10 Oct 2019
Like many a dorm room Wall Street Journal 07 Oct 2019
Untidy Newsday 16 Sep 2019
Like many dorm rooms Wall Street Journal 17 Aug 2019
Like some breakups and dorm rooms Wall Street Journal 28 May 2019
Unkempt Thomas Joseph 17 May 2019
Disorganized Wall Street Journal 11 May 2019
Like many dorm rooms Universal 21 Apr 2019
Needing neatening Newsday 03 Apr 2019
Unkempt as footballer Lionel we hear The Sun Two Speed 12 Mar 2019
Cluttered The Sun Two Speed 12 Mar 2019
Opposite of tidy Family Time 10 Mar 2019
Far from tidy Universal 25 Jan 2019
Tough to resolve USA Today 10 Jan 2019
Distasteful to a neat freak USA Today 04 Jan 2019
Like many dorm rooms
Cluttered
Disorganized
Tough to resolve
Like some breakups and dorm rooms
Far from tidy
Like many dorm rooms
Like many kids' rooms
Distasteful to a neat freak
In need of straightening
Like many a dorm room
Untidy, dirty The Times Concise 28 Dec 2018
Difficult to sort out New York Times 14 Dec 2018
Having lots of loose ends The Washington Post 26 Nov 2018
Having lots of loose ends LA Times Daily 26 Nov 2018
Haphazard Newsday 10 Nov 2018
Disorderly
Entirely untidy Universal 28 Oct 2018
Needing straightening USA Today 18 Oct 2018
Not yet tidied Newsday 05 Oct 2018
Not close to shipshape Universal 06 Sep 2018
In disarray Newsday 02 Aug 2018
Out of order? LA Times Daily 25 Jul 2018
Out of order? The Washington Post 25 Jul 2018
Hard to resolve USA Today 21 Jun 2018
Needing tidying Universal 30 May 2018
Super untidy
In a shambles USA Today 13 May 2018
Like pre-utensil babies Universal 13 May 2018
Like some divorces Wall Street Journal 03 May 2018
Complicated, as a divorce USA Today 10 Mar 2018
Untidy Universal 17 Feb 2018
Disheveled Universal 12 Feb 2018
Stylike New York Times 11 Jan 2018
Having lots of loose ends
Out of order?
In a shambles
Hard to resolve
Far from organized
Not close to shipshape
Entirely untidy
Like pre-utensil babies
Stylike
Like some divorces
Needing straightening
Needing tidying
Untidy
Difficult to sort out
Disheveled
Your setter — oddly sassy and difficult to deal with
Tousled The Chronicle of Higher Education 17 Nov 2017
Like some breakups Wall Street Journal 06 Nov 2017
Cluttered Thomas Joseph 22 Sep 2017
Antonym of 64-Across New York Times 18 Sep 2017
Highly inconvenient Newsday 18 Aug 2017
Not easily resolved Newsday 30 Jul 2017
Disorganised The Telegraph Quick 30 Jul 2017
Like some divorces New York Times 28 Jul 2017
In disarray LA Times Daily 24 Jul 2017
In disarray The Washington Post 24 Jul 2017
Unkempt Newsday 12 Jul 2017
Disorderly or untidy Universal 26 Jun 2017
Complicated Newsday 04 Jun 2017
Not tidy Universal 22 May 2017
Needing tidying USA Today 15 May 2017
Stylike Universal 26 Apr 2017
Disorganized Newsday 15 Feb 2017
Complicated, as a breakup USA Today 07 Feb 2017
Like Oscar Madison USA Today 03 Feb 2017
Like many a dorm room The Washington Post 26 Jan 2017
Untidy Canadiana 23 Jan 2017
Chaotic New York Times 06 Jan 2017
Not tidy
Disorderly or untidy
Like some divorces
Stylike
Needing tidying
In disarray
Tousled
Antonym of 64-Across
Chaotic
Like Buffalo wings and barbecued ribs Wall Street Journal 06 Dec 2016
Disorganized The Washington Post 15 Nov 2016
Not at all in order LA Times Daily 06 Nov 2016
Quite unlike Felix Ungar USA Today 03 Oct 2016
Untidy The Telegraph Quick 25 Sep 2016
Disorderly Universal 26 Aug 2016
Like many dorm rooms Thomas Joseph 02 Aug 2016
All disheveled Newsday 01 Aug 2016
Not tidy Newsday 25 Jul 2016
Needing lots of napkins USA Today 19 Jul 2016
Cluttered The Washington Post 15 Jul 2016
Like some breakups LA Times Daily 10 Jul 2016
In disarray USA Today 14 Jun 2016
Like many a teenager's room The Washington Post 16 May 2016
Hard to clean up Universal 29 Mar 2016
Not neat New York Times 17 Feb 2016
Unkempt LA Times Daily 07 Feb 2016
Unkempt
Disorderly
Not at all in order
Like some breakups
Not neat
In disarray
Needing lots of napkins
Quite unlike Felix Ungar
Complicated LA Times Daily 25 Dec 2015
Local jam from yard is sticky Irish Times Crosaire 12 Dec 2015
Like finger-paint Universal 02 Dec 2015
Embarrassing, as a situation LA Times Daily 04 Nov 2015
Very untidy Universal 19 Sep 2015
Like many a dorm room LA Times Daily 16 Sep 2015
Like many kids' rooms USA Today 08 Sep 2015
Chaotic, as a situation USA Today 05 Aug 2015
Certainly not tidy Universal 04 Jul 2015
Like Buffalo wings, eating-wise LA Times Daily 08 Jun 2015
Untidy The Guardian Quick 09 May 2015
Tough to resolve New York Times 28 Mar 2015
Needing to be picked up LA Times Daily 06 Mar 2015
Like Oscar Wall Street Journal 02 Feb 2015
Cluttered Canadiana 02 Feb 2015
Like many teenagers' rooms Universal 03 Jan 2015
In disarray
Needing neatening
Complicated
Embarrassing, as a situation
Like Buffalo wings, eating-wise
Like many a dorm room
Chaotic, as a situation
Tough to resolve
Needing to be picked up
Certainly not tidy
Unkempt
Like many kids' rooms
Unkempt
Very untidy
Like many teenagers' rooms
Like finger-paint
Far from spiffy
Unkempt
Complicated, as a breakup
Disorderly
Disordered
Untidy
Convoluted
Overly involved
Complicated, as a divorce
Like some divorces
Not well-kept
Difficult
Disorderly
Not organized
Like many a teenager's room
Sloppy
Disordered
Rancorous, as a divorce
Unkempt
Difficult to reconcile
Like finger painting
Chaotic
Like some divorces
Difficult to straighten out
Like rats' nests
Like many a dorm room
Sordid
Unpleasantly difficult
Sloppy
Reminiscent of a pigsty
Like drawn-out divorces
Like dorm rooms, often
Complicated
Not simple to settle
Like an unmade bed
Difficult to resolve
Far from orderly
Piggish
Tough to sort out
Difficult to deal with
Hard to clean up
Hard to clean up
Unkempt
Not for neatniks
Not tidy
Embarrassing
Like Oscar Madison's room
Hard to resolve
In need of grooming
Befitting a slob
In disarray
In need of picking up
Tough to resolve
Like Oscar Madison's room
Difficult to straighten out
Not for neatniks
Piglike
Like Oscar Madison's room
Befitting a slob
Sloppy
Disorganized
Not well-kept
Fraught with complications
Not well-kept
Like some divorces
Tousled
Like Marvin
Like most divorces involving accusations of infidelity
Like a teenager's room, stereotypically
Unpleasant
Tough to sort out
Poorly organized
Complicated, as a divorce
In disarray
Sloppy
Tousled
Disheveled
Awkward
Sloppy
Like Oscar Madison
Unkempt
Difficult to straighten out
Like many a teenager's room
In disarray
Difficult to straighten out
Sloppy
Needing a cleaning
Like acrimonious divorces
All disheveled
Difficult to reconcile
Like a 42-Down
Complicated
Like a 42-Down
In disarray
Rancorous, as a divorce
Like some divorces
Unkempt
Fraught with complications
Tangled
Tangled
Difficult
Needing a pickup
Sloppy
Needing tidying
Not at all neat
Littered, e.g.
Like some divorces
Extremely unpleasant
Cluttered
Embarrassing
Disheveled
Unkempt
In need of cleaning
Tough to resolve
Embarrassing
Having entanglements
Hard to settle
Like a scandal
In need of tidying
Tangled
Sloppy
Like sties
In disorder
Untidy
Like mud-wrestling
Like a scandal
Tough to settle
Like mud-wrestling
Hard to sort out
Like a teen's room, perhaps
Not at all neat
Disorderly
Like a teen's room, perhaps
Distasteful to Felix, e.g.
Not at all simple
Not at all clear-cut
In need of picking up
Untidy
Tough to resolve
Not at all neat
None too neat
Like Oscar Madison
Tangled up
Far from shipshape
In need of picking up
Disordered
Rather awkward
Cluttered
See 6 Down
Slovenly
Disorganized
Disordered
Disheveled
Neat? Not!
Like Junior's room, perhaps
Rumpled
Difficult to resolve
Untidy
Like Oscar's bedroom
Cluttered
Slovenly
Like finger paint
Needing tidying
Unpleasant
Neat's opposite
Hard to resolve
Like Oscar Madison
Rancorous, as a divorce
In disorder
Not well-groomed
Slipshod
Like a stereotypical teenager's room
Not at all elegant
Disordered
Tough to resolve
Slovenly
Not very neat
Like junior's room
Complicated
Like an unmade bed
In disarray
Like Oscar Madison
Like Oscar Madison
Like a pigsty
In a shambles
Like many kids' rooms
Like spilled milk
Neat it's not
Like many a teen's room
Cluttered
Not neat
Like many a kid's room
Rather awkward
Slovenly
Like a teen's room, stereotypically
Disarranged
Neat? Not!
Disheveled
Far from spiffy
Untidy
Topsy-turvy
Like Junior's room
Cluttered up
Disorderly
At sixes and sevens
Disordered
Like Oscar Madison
Unpleasantly difficult
Like Junior's room, perhaps
Not shipshape
Unclean
In disorder
Like many a teen-ager's room
Like a teenager's room
In disarray
Not neat.
Unpleasantly difficult.
Disordered.
Disorderly.
Unpleasant.
Botched up.
Like some divorces
Complicated, as a breakup
Every which way.
At sixes and sevens.
Not shipshape.
Careless.
Untidy.
Soiled
Not in order.
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