Made worse or messed around? Be exact, dear (11) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXACERBATED Made worse or messed around? Be exact, dear (11) (11)
6% MUD Mess around a sty (3) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
6% BOTCHED Made a mess of (7) LA Times Daily Dec 20, 2025
5% BLESS "___ This Mess" (5) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
5% LORD "Dear ___!" ("Goodness!") (4) Universal Feb 7, 2026
5% IQUOTE "Their exact words were …" (6) New York Times Feb 3, 2026
5% IVE "__ seen worse" (3) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
5% INFERIOR Of worse quality (8) USA Today Jan 30, 2026
5% RIGOUR Exacting thoroughness (6) The Times Concise Jan 28, 2026
5% BLOTTO The worse for wear (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Jan 27, 2026
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