Life's in a mess for 17ac (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Life's in a mess for 17ac (8) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FINALISE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FINALISE Life's in a mess for 17ac (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 31, 2024
73% ERRS Messes up (4) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
73% SCREWUP Make a mess of (7) LA Times Daily Jan 13, 2026
73% STY What a mess! (3) New York Times Jan 10, 2026
73% ERR Mess up (3) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
73% ERRED Messed up (5) USA Today Dec 28, 2025
73% BOTCHED Made a mess of (7) LA Times Daily Dec 20, 2025
73% TOYED Messed (with) (5) New York Times Mini Nov 16, 2025
73% TOY Mess (with) (3) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
69% BOTCH Mess up (5) Commuter Nov 22, 2025

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