| Major mix-up |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 May 2026 |
| Messy mix-up |
New York Times |
10 May 2026 |
| Solver and setter keeping cool about chaos |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 May 2026 |
| Major mess-up |
Newsday |
07 May 2026 |
| Major mess |
USA Today |
15 Apr 2026 |
| Major screwup |
USA Today |
09 Apr 2026 |
| Big mess |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2026 |
| Complete fiasco |
New York Times |
17 Feb 2026 |
| United supporters counter chaos at Super Bowl? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Nov 2025 |
| Big fiasco |
New York Times |
23 Nov 2025 |
| Major fiasco |
Commuter |
31 Oct 2025 |
| United supporters upset - it's a cock-up! (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
11 Sep 2025 |
| Major mess |
New York Times |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Hot mess |
New York Times |
24 Aug 2025 |
| Big mixup |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Complete confusion by guiding us around cooler set-up (5) |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jul 2025 |
| Chaotic mess |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2025 |
| Major mix-up |
LA Times Mini |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Major mix-up |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Muddled state of affairs |
|
|
| Major muddle |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2025 |
| American slang for a mess-up |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 May 2025 |
| Seriously messed- up situation (5) |
|
|
| Botch-up from the get-go |
|
|
| Major malfunction |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2025 |
| United supporters returned in usual chaos |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Disorder |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Confused or chaotic state (5) |
|
|
| Utter fiasco |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2025 |
| Chaotic mess |
Newsday |
14 Jan 2025 |
| Chaotic mess |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Chaotic mess |
Newsday |
09 Dec 2024 |
| Situation normally all fouled up initially (5) |
|
|
| Major muddle |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2024 |
| Screwed-up situation |
Commuter |
03 Dec 2024 |
| Complete mess |
Universal |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Major mess-up |
LA Times Daily |
03 Nov 2024 |
| United supporters up for chaos (5) |
|
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| Chaotic state (colloq) (5) |
|
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| Big mess |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Sep 2024 |
| Major muddle |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Major mixup |
Family Time |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Big mess |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Messy situation |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Dumpster fire |
Newsday |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Real mess |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Trump's core support returning chaos to America |
|
|
| University supporters in lift chaos |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Disorder |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Initially, social networks arouse flames unknowingly in chaotic state (5) |
|
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| Chaotic mess when fans turn up at university (5) |
|
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| Major screwup, in military jargon |
|
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| Major muddle |
New York Times |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Unanticipated problem |
|
|
| Chaotic situation is cool in America, on reflection |
|
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| Chaos United supporters recalled |
|
|
| Hot mess |
Newsday |
03 May 2024 |
| Major screw-up |
USA Today |
02 May 2024 |
| Disorderly fans before midJanuary cause chaos (5) |
|
|
| Hot mess |
Newsday |
18 Apr 2024 |
| Hot mess |
LA Times Daily |
04 Apr 2024 |
| Bring back supporter entering US - where it's a mess |
|
|
| Real pickle |
New York Times |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Muddled situation |
Universal |
17 Feb 2024 |
| Major mess-up |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2024 |
| Chaotic situation |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Bos'n, a fun-lover entering found it chaotic (5) |
|
|
| Big mix-up |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jan 2024 |
| United supporters returned in usual chaos |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Disorder |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Dec 2023 |
| US slang word meaning confusion or chaos regarded as normal (5) |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
TV |
10 Dec 2023 |
| Serious mishap |
USA Today |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Poles with a following turn into chaotic situation (5) |
|
|
| Major predicament |
Universal |
16 Nov 2023 |
| Major mix-up |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Major blunder |
Universal |
17 Oct 2023 |
| Complete fiasco |
LA Times Daily |
06 Sep 2023 |
| Big blunder |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Major malfunction |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Chaotic situation |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2023 |
| Complete disaster |
USA Today |
24 Jul 2023 |
| Military acronym first used in W.W. II |
New York Times |
22 Jul 2023 |
| Major muddle |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2023 |
| Grounds for an apology |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2023 |
| Big bungle |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2023 |
| Screw-up |
New York Times |
01 Mar 2023 |
| Major mess |
Universal |
14 Feb 2023 |
| Utter fiasco |
LA Times Daily |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Complete mess |
Universal |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Confusion, chaos |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Oct 2022 |
| Chaotic mess |
Universal |
18 Oct 2022 |
| Terrible mistake |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2022 |
| Major mess |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2022 |
| Major mix-up |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Sep 2022 |
| Screw-up |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Major muddle |
Newsday |
24 Aug 2022 |
| Major mix-up |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2022 |
| United supporters backing confused situation |
The Times Cryptic |
17 May 2022 |
| Major mess |
|
|
| Major mess |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2022 |
| Big blunder |
|
|
| Big blunder |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2022 |
| Big mess |
|
|
| Big mess |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Hot mess |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2022 |
| United supporters flipped, creating a big mess |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Mar 2022 |
| Big mix-up |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Feb 2022 |
| Chaotic state |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2022 |
| Chaotic mix-up |
Family Time |
14 Feb 2022 |
| Major malfunction |
Newsday |
25 Jan 2022 |
| Major mix-up |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Dec 2021 |
| Big glitch |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2021 |
| Chaotic situation caused by fiends around university |
|
|
| Seriously-botched job |
Family Time |
11 Oct 2021 |
| United supporters recalled chaos on US tour? |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2021 |
| Mess of a mistake |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2021 |
| Chaotic situation |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2021 |
| Debacle |
|
|
| Big mix-up |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jul 2021 |
| Chaotic mess |
USA Today |
29 Jun 2021 |
| Massive mix-up |
|
|
| Chaotic mess |
Newsday |
22 Jun 2021 |
| Major mix-up |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Jun 2021 |
| Fauns dancing all over the place |
|
|
| Big bungle |
New York Times |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Chaotic disruption |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2021 |
| United supporters turning up in a bad way |
|
|
| Big boo-boo |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Major mix-up |
Universal |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Major mistake |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Major malfunction |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2021 |
| Big muddle |
Universal |
22 Dec 2020 |
| Big mess |
New York Times |
10 Nov 2020 |
| Usual chaos of university supporters getting upset |
|
|
| Screw-up |
|
|
| United supporters return, causing chaos as usual |
|
|
| Major mess |
Universal |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Hot mess |
USA Today |
01 Aug 2020 |
| Problem for all to see inflames back |
|
|
| Reason for an apology, maybe |
New York Times |
30 Jun 2020 |
| United supporters returned in chaos |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jun 2020 |
| Disorder (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Apr 2020 |
| University supporters in lift chaos |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Apr 2020 |
| First characters assembled in military mess |
|
|
| Big mess |
Universal |
05 Apr 2020 |
| Big mess |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2020 |
| Messed-up situation |
Newsday |
17 Dec 2019 |
| Chaotic mess |
|
|
| Royal mess |
USA Today |
26 Sep 2019 |
| Who might cheer, backing United in chaos |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Sep 2019 |
| Squadron emptied with man flu regularly produces chaos for Patton's army |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Sep 2019 |
| Huge mix-up |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2019 |
| Mess posh lovers turned around |
|
|
| Hot mess |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Massive mess |
|
|
| Hash tag |
Newsday |
27 Jul 2019 |
| Problem supporters backing United |
|
|
| Big mistake |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2019 |
| Problem that has ballooned |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Total mess |
Universal |
22 May 2019 |
| Major disruption |
Newsday |
14 Mar 2019 |
| American hosts cool, reclining in mess as usual |
|
|
| Confusing situation that would throw you off balance |
|
|
| Big mess |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jan 2019 |
| Big mess |
|
|
| Total mess |
|
|
| Royal mess |
|
|
| Problem that has ballooned |
|
|
| Huge mix-up |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| Chaotic mess |
|
|
| Chaotic mess |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2018 |
| Major mess |
Newsday |
27 Sep 2018 |
| Muddlement |
Universal |
25 Sep 2018 |
| Foul up |
|
|
| Major mess |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2018 |
| Major mess |
|
|
| Major muddle |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2018 |
| Complete fiasco |
|
|
| Complete fiasco |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jul 2018 |
| Not just a glitch |
New York Times |
25 Jun 2018 |
| Major goof |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Major's major mishap |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Apr 2018 |
| Royal foul-up |
USA Today |
24 Mar 2018 |
| Major mixup |
Universal |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Major mess |
|
|
| Chaotic mess |
|
|
| Major mixup |
|
|
| Muddlement |
|
|
| Not just a glitch |
|
|
| Major's major mishap |
|
|
| Major goof |
|
|
| Complete fiasco |
|
|
| Foul-up |
Family Time |
31 Dec 2017 |
| Major mix-up |
LA Times Daily |
20 Nov 2017 |
| Major mix-up |
|
|
| Major complication |
Universal |
16 Nov 2017 |
| Major glitch |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Big glitch |
LA Times Daily |
21 Sep 2017 |
| Big glitch |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Aug 2017 |
| A big mess |
|
|
| A lot more than a little mistake |
|
|
| A lot more than a little mistake |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2017 |
| Utter mess |
New York Times |
27 Apr 2017 |
| Major snag |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Major snag |
|
|
| Big, messy mix-up |
Universal |
25 Jan 2017 |
| Acronym for a big mess |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jan 2017 |
| Utter mess |
|
|
| A lot more than a little mistake |
|
|
| Major snag |
|
|
| Major complication |
|
|
| Big glitch |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
|
|
| Making fun as it's a blunder |
|
|
| Heck of a mess |
USA Today |
05 Sep 2016 |
| Military mix-up |
Universal |
19 Aug 2016 |
| Chaotic situation |
Newsday |
05 Apr 2016 |
| Bungle |
|
|
| Confusing mistake |
Universal |
25 Jan 2016 |
| A big mess |
Family Time |
11 Jan 2016 |
| Heck of a mess |
|
|
| Military mix-up |
|
|
| Confusing mistake |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| Messy situation |
Universal |
30 Dec 2015 |
| Glitch |
Universal |
01 Nov 2015 |
| Huge mess |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2015 |
| Fly in the ointment |
USA Today |
07 Aug 2015 |
| United supporters retreating in utter confusion |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Jul 2015 |
| Muddle |
|
|
| Muddled situation |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2015 |
| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Feb 2015 |
| Bungle |
New York Times |
18 Jan 2015 |
| Army glitch |
USA Today |
09 Jan 2015 |
| Army glitch |
|
|
| Huge mess |
|
|
| Fly in the ointment |
|
|
| Muddle |
|
|
| Bungle |
|
|
| Glitch |
|
|
| Messy situation |
|
|
| Muddled situation |
|
|
| US fan's untidy mess |
|
|
| Ruined position upset United supporters |
|
|
| Real mess |
|
|
| Big mistake |
|
|
| Major glitch |
|
|
| Real mix-up |
|
|
| Typical mess |
|
|
| Utter mess |
|
|
| Army glitch |
|
|
| Screw-up |
|
|
| Major muddle |
|
|
| Army problem |
|
|
| United supporters turned up in confusion |
|
|
| Major mess |
|
|
| Muddlement |
|
|
| Confused situation |
|
|
| Botch-up |
|
|
| Chaotic situation |
|
|
| Awful mistake |
|
|
| Botched job |
|
|
| Confused situation |
|
|
| Big glitch |
|
|
| Muddled situation |
|
|
| Big snag |
|
|
| Total mess |
|
|
| R-rated military acronym for a chaotic situation |
|
|
| Major bollix |
|
|
| Major glitch |
|
|
| Mess of a mess |
|
|
| One fine mess |
|
|
| Real mess |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| One fine mess |
|
|
| Megamistake |
|
|
| Real mess |
|
|
| An egregious error |
|
|
| Tangle |
|
|
| Chaotic situation |
|
|
| Screw-up |
|
|
| Major mess |
|
|
| A big mess |
|
|
| Mix-up |
|
|
| Big mix-up |
|
|
| Foul-up |
|
|
| Screwup |
|
|
| Major military muff |
|
|
| Major mess |
|
|
| Screw-up |
|
|
| Major mess |
|
|
| Chaotic situation |
|
|
| Chaotic situation |
|
|
| Messy situation |
|
|
| Major malfunction |
|
|
| Glitch |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| State of confusion |
|
|
| Messy situation |
|
|
| More than just a mistake |
|
|
| Major malfunction |
|
|
| Bureaucratic bungle |
|
|
| Fly in the ointment |
|
|
| Major miscue |
|
|
| Muddled situation |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| Screwup |
|
|
| Awful mistake |
|
|
| Glitch |
|
|
| Major screwup |
|
|
| Muddle |
|
|
| Major muddle |
|
|
| Chaotic situation |
|
|
| Military muddle |
|
|
| Chaotic situation |
|
|
| Muddle |
|
|
| Major muddle |
|
|
| Hot mess |
|
|
| Lost paperwork result, perhaps |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| It's a mess |
|
|
| State of confusion |
|
|
| Fly in the ointment |
|
|
| Big mix-up |
|
|
| Major muddle |
|
|
| Mix-up |
|
|
| Muddled situation |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
|
|
| Major muddle |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| Bureaucratic mess |
|
|
| Major screw-up |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
|
|
| More than just a mistake |
|
|
| More than just a mistake |
|
|
| Total mess |
|
|
| Confused situation |
|
|
| Muddle |
|
|
| Typical bureaucratic botch-up |
|
|
| Lost paperwork result |
|
|
| Major glitch |
|
|
| Military mix-up |
|
|
| Total mess |
|
|
| State of confusion |
|
|
| Major mix-up |
|
|
| Confusion acronym |
|
|
| Mixed-up mess |
|
|
| Muddled situation |
|
|
| Confused condition |
|
|
| Jumble |
|
|
| Jumble |
|
|
| Muddle |
|
|
| Muddlement |
|
|
| Acronym since 1941 |
|
|
| Muddle |
|
|
| Major miscue |
|
|
| Screw-up |
|
|
| Military mess? |
|
|
| Messy situation |
|
|
| Messed-up state |
|
|
| Mix-up |
|
|
| Mix-up |
|
|
| Mix-up |
|
|
| Big mistake |
|
|
| Confused condition |
|
|
| Bollix |
|
|
| It's a mess |
|
|
| Foul up |
|
|
| Chaotic |
|
|
| Muddled situation |
|
|
| It's a mess |
|
|
| Major miscue |
|
|
| Big mistake |
|
|
| Major mess |
|
|
| Botched job |
|
|
| Chaotic |
|
|
| Muddled mess |
|
|
| G- or R-rated acronym, depending on the fourth word |
|
|
| Orderless |
|
|
| Mess |
|
|
| Messy situation |
|
|
| Major mixup |
|
|
| Screw-up |
|
|
| Not just a tie-up |
|
|
| Muddled mess |
|
|
| Chaotic |
|
|
| Gremlin-caused mess? |
|
|
| Seriously awry scheme |
|
|
| Foul-up |
|
|
| Mix-up |
|
|
| Big muddle |
|
|
| Muddles situation |
|
|
| Mess |
|
|
| Bollix |
|
|
| Military muff |
|
|
| Military mess? |
|
|
| Army glitch |
|
|
| Muddle |
|
|
| Bollix |
|
|
| State of confusion |
|
|
| Military mess |
|
|
| Mare's-nest |
|
|
| United supporters flipped, creating a big mess |
|
|
| Muddled mess |
|
|
| Catchall reason for failure |
|
|
| Ridiculously muddled situation |
|
|
| Catchall reason for failure |
|
|
| Muddled mess |
|
|
| Chaotic |
|
|
| Major screw-up |
|
|
| GI tangle |
|
|
| Muddled mess |
|
|
| Bollix |
|
|
| Military mix-up |
|
|
| Chaos |
|
|
| Awry |
|
|
| Mishap |
|
|
| Super blooper |
|
|
| More than a boo-boo |
|
|
| Mix-up, to a G.I. |
|
|
| Mix-up, G.I. style |
|
|
| Muddle, G.I. style |
|
|
| Confusion, to a G.I. |
|
|
| Chaos among G.I.'s |
|
|
| Muddle |
|
|
| Military muddle |
|
|
| Mix up, G.I. style |
|
|
| Chaos, G.I. style |
|
|
| One heck of a mess |
|
|
| Awry, to a G.I. |
|
|
| Fouled up |
|
|
| Cause of many a blue funk |
|
|
| Bollixed up |
|
|
| Mixed up, G.I. style |
|
|
| In utter confusion |
|
|
| In a mess, G.I. style |
|
|
| Blooey |
|
|
| Confusion |
|
|
| Soldierly complaint about the situation. |
|
|
| Mixed up as usual: Slang. |
|
|
| Muddle: Slang. |
|
|
| Awry, militarily speaking. |
|
|
| Tangle: Slang. |
|
|
| Awry, in Army slang. |
|
|
| Muddle: Army slang. |
|
|
| Military mixup: Slang. |
|
|
| Mixed up as usual: G. I. slang. |
|
|
| Mixed up as usual: Mil. slang. |
|
|
| Military mix-up: Slang. |
|
|
| Confusion: G. I. slang. |
|
|
| Modern word for a complete muddle. |
|
|
| Chaotic: Mil. slang. |
|
|
| Utter confusion |
|
|
| Totally fubarred job |
|
|
| It's a mess |
|
|
| Huge screwup |
|
|
| Confused situation |
|
|
| Big problem |
|
|
| Big muddle |
|
|
| GI term for a complete muddle. |
|
|
| Mixup |
|
|
| Chaotic |
|
|
| Awry |
|
|
| Confused: Slang. |
|
|
| Bad spot |
|
|
| Mix-up: Slang. |
|
|
| Big hiccup |
|
|
| Big mess |
|
|
| Acronym from W. W. II. |
|
|