Screw up
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 34 crossword solutions for Screw up which appeared recently in The Guardian Quick.
We have deemed Screw up as a COMMON crossword clue as we have seen it included in several crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "TIGHTEN".
Publications
- The Guardian Quick - Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 21 Feb 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 28 Dec 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 29 Sep 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 25 Feb 2018
Crossword Answers
3 letters
ERR
Wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
4 letters
MUFF
(sports) dropping the ball
BLOW
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
FLUB
An embarrassing mistake
5 letters
FLUFF
A blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
SPOIL
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
HOTUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"
LOUSE
Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
BODGE
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
BOTCH
An embarrassing mistake
MISDO
Do wrongly or improperly; "misdo one's job"
ERROR
A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
BONER
An embarrassing mistake
SNAFU
An acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"
6 letters
BLOWIT
BOLLIX
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
BOBBLE
The momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"
BALLUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
HEATUP
Make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
MUCKUP
Soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
FOULUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
FUCKUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
FUMBLE
(sports) dropping the ball
BUMBLE
Walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"
BUNGLE
An embarrassing mistake
MESSUP
Disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
7 letters
LOUSEUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
BOTCHUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
TIGHTEN
Become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
8 letters
BOLLIXUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
BOLLOCKS
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
9 letters
MISHANDLE
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
10 letters
BOLLOCKSUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"