Gum up the works Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gum up the works . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUIN Gum up the works (4)
35% SABOTAGE Deliberately gum up the works (8)
3% RILE Work (up) (4) LA Times Daily Dec 10, 2025
3% TIDIES Time one stops working and clears up (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
3% WADS Gum masses (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 2, 2025
3% BLO Rain-___ (bubble gum) (3)
3% WAD Gum glob (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
3% DESK Under which chewing gum is sometimes stuck (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2025
3% EXTRA More old works sent up (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 1, 2025
3% ODE Work to lift something up? (3) The Washington Post Mini Oct 30, 2025
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