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"